Visceral fat [Area] Measured   73707-2

LOINC Code


LOINC code73707-2
nameVisceral fat [Area] Measured
descriptionVisceral fat area (VFA) is measured to determine how much VFA has accumulated in a patient. Single slice computed tomography (CT) of the intraabdominal area is the most accurate method. Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) and bioimpedance measurements are other techniques for determining VFA.
statusACTIVE

Fully-Specified Name

componentVisceral fat
propertyArea
timePt  =  Point in time:  To identify measures at a point in time. This is a synonym for “spot” or “random” as applied to urine measurements.
system^Patient
scaleQn  =  Quantitative:  The result of the test is a numeric value that relates to a continuous numeric scale. Reported either as an integer, a ratio, a real number, or a range. The test result value may optionally contain a relational operator from the set {<=, <, >, >=}. Valid values for a quantitative test are of the form "7", "-7", "7.4", "-7.4", "7.8912", "0.125", "<10", "<10.15", ">12000", 1-10, 1:256
methodMeasured

Additional Names

short nameVisceral fat Area Measured

Basic Attributes

classH&P.PX
type2  Clinical
order vs. observationObservation
example UCUM unitscm2
The Unified Code for Units of Measure (UCUM) is a code system intended to include all units of measures being contemporarily used in international science, engineering, and business (www.unitsofmeasure.org)
example unitcm2

Associated Observations

LOINC codes that represent optional associated observation(s) for a clinical observation or laboratory test. A LOINC term may represent a single associated observation or panel containing several associated observations.

History/Usage

first released
last updated2.52
last change typeMIN  - change to field other than name

Related Names

H+P
H+P.PX
P prime
Point in time
QNT
Quan
Quant
Quantitative
Random

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