STANDARD DATA DICTIONARY #73.1 -- RAD MODALITY DEFINED TERMS FILE 3/24/25 PAGE 1
STORED IN ^RAMIS(73.1, (96 ENTRIES) SITE: WWW.BMIRWIN.COM UCI: VISTA,VISTA (VERSION 5.0)
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The Rad Modality Defined Terms file is required by the VistA Imaging application; entries in this file are as defined in the DICOM
Standards PS 3.3 - 2022a under section General Series Attribute Descriptions (C.7.3.1.1). The Radiology developers update entries
in the file in accordance to changes in the DICOM Standards. THIS FILE CAN NOT BE EDITED.
This file is pointed to by the RAD/NUC MED PROCEDURE (#71), and for each active procedure a modality or modalities must be
identified. It is possible for a single procedure to be performed on multiple modalities. For example, a GASTROGRAPHIN UGI
procedure can be done on a Radio Fluoroscopy and a Computed Radiography modality.
VistA Imaging software will build a modality worklist using this file and the RAD/NUC MED PROCEDURE file entries. The worklist
identifies the scheduled radiology cases to be performed on the individual modality (equipment).
DD ACCESS: @
RD ACCESS: @
WR ACCESS: @
DEL ACCESS: @
LAYGO ACCESS: @
AUDIT ACCESS: @
IDENTIFIED BY: MODALITY NAME (#1), STATUS (#2)
POINTED TO BY: MODALITY field (#.01) of the MODALITY sub-field (#71.0731) of the RAD/NUC MED PROCEDURES File (#71)
MODALITY field (#.01) of the MODALITY sub-field (#71.11731) of the NEW RAD PROCEDURE WORKUP File (#71.11)
REPLACED BY field (#3) of the RAD MODALITY DEFINED TERMS File (#73.1)
MODALITY field (#.01) of the MODALITY sub-field (#2006.675) of the MAG RAD CPT MATCHING File (#2006.67)
CROSS
REFERENCED BY: MODALITY ABBREVIATION(B)
LAST MODIFIED: APR 5,2022@15:28:20
73.1,.01 MODALITY ABBREVIATION 0;1 FREE TEXT (Required)
INPUT TRANSFORM: K:$L(X)>16!($L(X)<2)!'(X'?1P.E) X
MAXIMUM LENGTH: 16
LAST EDITED: FEB 17, 2022
HELP-PROMPT: Answer must be 2-16 characters in length.
DESCRIPTION:
Abbreviation for the modality, as defined by the DICOM Standards.
CROSS-REFERENCE: 73.1^B
1)= S ^RAMIS(73.1,"B",$E(X,1,30),DA)=""
2)= K ^RAMIS(73.1,"B",$E(X,1,30),DA)
73.1,1 MODALITY NAME 0;2 FREE TEXT
INPUT TRANSFORM: K:$L(X)>60!($L(X)<3) X
LAST EDITED: SEP 09, 1998
HELP-PROMPT: Answer must be 3-60 characters in length.
DESCRIPTION:
Name of the modality.
73.1,2 STATUS 0;3 SET
'R' FOR Retired;
LAST EDITED: FEB 24, 2022
HELP-PROMPT: Enter 'R' if this modality term is Retired.
DESCRIPTION: Code 'R' for Retired, indicates that the corresponding modality has been defined as Retired by the
DICOM Standards. A retired modality may be used, however it is strongly encouraged to implement a
newer modality.
73.1,3 REPLACED BY 0;4 POINTER TO RAD MODALITY DEFINED TERMS FILE (#73.1)
LAST EDITED: FEB 24, 2022
HELP-PROMPT: Enter replacement modality for this retired entry
DESCRIPTION:
The name of the replacing modality as defined in the DICOM Standards.
FILES POINTED TO FIELDS
RAD MODALITY DEFINED TERMS
(#73.1) REPLACED BY (#3)
INPUT TEMPLATE(S):
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