Designation:E1475−13StandardGuideforDataFieldsforComputerizedTransferofDigitalRadiologicalExaminationData1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationE1475;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thisguideprovidesalistinganddescriptionofthefieldsthatarerecommendedforinclusioninadigitalradiologicalexaminationdatabasetofacilitatethetransferofsuchdata.Thisguidesetsguidelinesfortheformatofdatafieldsforcomputerizedtransferofdigitalimagefilesobtainedfromradiographic,radioscopic,computedradiographic,orotherradiologicalexaminationsystems.Thefieldlistingincludesthosefieldsregardedasnecessaryforinclusioninthedatabase:(1)regardlessoftheradiologicalexaminationmethod(asindicatedbyFootnoteCinTable1),(2)forradioscopicexamination(asindicatedbyFootnoteFinTable1),and(3)forradiographicexamination(asindicatedbyFootnoteDinTable1).Inaddition,otheroptionalfieldsarelistedasareminderofthetypesofinformationthatmaybeusefulforadditionalunderstandingofthedataorapplicabletoalimitednumberofapplications.1.2Itisrecognizedthatorganizationsmayhaveinplaceaninternalformatforthestorageandretrievalofradiologicalexaminationdata.Thisguideshouldnotimpedetheuseofsuchformatssinceitisprobablethatthenecessaryfieldsarealreadyincludedinsuchinternaldatabases,orthatthefewadditionscaneasilybemade.Thenumericallistinganditsorderindicatedinthisguideisonlyforconvenience;thespecificnumbersandtheirordercarrynoinherentsignificanceandarenotpartofthedatafile.1.3CurrentusersofGuideE1475donothavetochangetheirsoftware.FirsttimeusersshouldusetheXMLstructureofTableA1.1fortheirdata.1.4ThetypesofradiologicalexaminationsystemsthatappearusefulinrelationtothisguideincluderadioscopicsystemsasdescribedinGuideE1000,PracticesE1255,E1411,E2597,E2698andE2737,andradiographicsystemsasde-scribedinGuideE94andPractices...
