| Name | Value | Comments |
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 caseSensitive | true | |
| compositional | | |
| content | complete | |
| copyright | | CC-BY-SA-4.0 | - Added the item 'CC-BY-SA-4.0'
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| date | 2019-11-08T00:00:00+01:00 | 2022-02-04T14:14:21+01:00 | |
| description | The data item records all diagnostic methods used. **Diagnostic method(s) used (Variable number: 2.8)** in \'NATIONAL CANCER DATA DICTIONARY, V 1.1, Part A, BASIC VARIABLES for Adults, Adolescents, and Children\' see [Nationale Krebsregistrierungsstelle](https://www.nkrs.ch) > Partner im Gesundheitswesen > [Information, Grundlagen und Datenstruktur zum KRG](https://www.nicer.org/assets/files/krebsregistrierung/datadictionary_e-g-f-i.zip). | The data item records all diagnostic methods used.
**Diagnostic method(s) used (Variable number: 2.8)**
in \'NATIONAL CANCER DATA DICTIONARY, V 1.1, Part A, BASIC VARIABLES for Adults, Adolescents, and Children (23.12.2019)\'
([EN](https://www.nacr.ch/assets/files/uploads/a-datadictionary-basicvariables-v1.1.pdf),
[DE](https://www.nkrs.ch/assets/files/uploads/a-datenstruktur-variablen-der-basisdaten-v1.1.pdf),
[FR](https://www.onec.ch/assets/files/uploads/a-dict-des-donnees-variables-de-base-v1.1.pdf),
[IT](https://www.snrt.ch/assets/files/uploads/a-dati-oncologici-variabili-di-base-v1.1.pdf)) | |
| experimental | | |
| hierarchyMeaning | | |
| jurisdiction | | |
 jurisdiction[0] | | urn:iso:std:iso:3166#CH | - Added the item 'urn:iso:std:iso:3166#CH'
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| name | NkrsDiagnosticMethodsUsed | |
| publisher | NKRS - Nationale Krebsregistrierungsstelle | Bundesamt für Gesundheit BAG | |
| purpose | | |
| status | draft | active | |
| title | NKRS - Diagnostic Methods Used | |
| url | http://fhir.ch/ig/ch-crl/CodeSystem/nkrs-diagnosticmethodsused | |
| version | 0.2.1 | 0.9.0 | |
| versionNeeded | | |
| Code | Display | Comments |
|---|
| 0 | Death certificate notification | |
| 1 | Clinical examination undefined | |
| 2 | Clinical examination defined | |
| 3 | Tumour clinically palpable | |
| 4 | Radiodiagnostic of tumour (Xray) | |
| 5 | Echography of tumour (ultrasound, sonography) | |
| 6 | Scintigraphy of tumour (e.g. MIBG) | |
| 7 | CT scan of tumour | |
| 8 | MRI scan of tumour | |
| 9 | Specific imaging of tumour (e.g. PET/CT, SPECT, fluorescent optical imaging) | |
| 10 | Imaging to determine spread of disease (metastases) | |
| 11 | Endoscopy | |
| 12 | Imaging NOS | |
| 13 | Specific markers ( biochemical or immunological) | |
| 14 | Cytogenetic analysis (karyotype) | |
| 15 | Molecular markers (FISH, SNP, MLPA, PCR, DNA sequence etc.) | |
| 16 | Cytology NOS / Blood smear / peripheral blood | |
| 17 | Cytology of tumour (e.g. fine needle aspirate/ PAP) | |
| 18 | Bone marrow aspirate | |
| 19 | Bone marrow biopsy | |
| 20 | Biopsy unspecified | |
| 21 | Biopsy locoregional | |
| 22 | Biopsy of metastasis | |
| 23 | Biopsy of primary tumour | Biopsy locoregional or of metastasis | - display changed from left to right
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| 24 | Biopsy and resection (z.B. melanoma) | Biopsy of primary tumour | - display changed from left to right
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| 25 | Surgical tissue from operation (e.g. neuroendocrine tumours) | Biopsy and resection (z.B. melanoma) | - display changed from left to right
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| 26 | Autopsy with histological confirmation | Surgical tissue from operation (e.g. neuroendocrine tumours) | - display changed from left to right
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| 27 | | Autopsy with histological confirmation | |