Patient—cancer diagnostic assessment type, bowel cancer code N
Data Element Attributes
Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type: | Data Element |
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| Short name: | Bowel cancer diagnostic assessment type |
| METEOR identifier: | 530093 |
| Registration status: | Health, Standard 29/08/2014 |
| Definition: | The type of cancer diagnostic assessment used to assist in identifying whether bowel cancer is present in the patient, as represented by a code. |
| Data Element Concept: | Patient—cancer diagnostic assessment type |
| Value Domain: | Bowel cancer diagnostic assessment type code N |
Value domain attributes | ||
Representational attributes | ||
| Representation class: | Code | |
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| Data type: | Number | |
| Format: | N | |
| Maximum character length: | 1 | |
| Value | Meaning | |
| Permissible values: | 1 | Colonoscopy |
| 2 | Computerised Tomography (CT) colonography | |
Collection and usage attributes | |
| Guide for use: | CODE 1 Colonoscopy A colonoscopy is a procedure to visually examine the bowel using a special scope (colonoscope), usually carried out in a hospital or day clinic. CODE 2 Computerised Tomography (CT) colonography Computerised Tomography (CT) colonography is a procedure which uses CT scanning images to examine the bowel. A CT scan takes a series of x-rays, which builds up a three-dimensional picture of the bowel. Other bowel cancer diagnostic assessment types may be added in the future. |
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