RadLex DICOM
RadLex DICOM
RadLex DICOM
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Outline
RadLex background
RadLex status report
RadLex 2.0 overview
Early adoption
Future plans
What is RadLex?
A lexicon for uniform indexing
and retrieval of radiology
information resources
A consistent vocabulary to
improve clinical communication
Common data elements to
improve clinical imaging
research
What is RadLex?
~12,000 terms
15 committees
150+ expert participants
30+ participating organizations
RadLex Committee
Structure
RadLex Steering Committee
(Curt Langlotz)
Cooperating Organizations
Promotion of RadLex
Few direct benefits
to promote at
present
Make stakeholders
aware of process
Focus on developers
Once lexicon is
complete, focus on
users and RFPs
Omit articles
What about
synonyms (e.g.,
index finger)?
7126
0
CT thorax w/dye
7127
0
7127
5
CT angiography, chest
7155
0
7155
1
7155
2
7155
5
www.radlex.org
Adoption of RadLex
Teaching file software
Research projects
Standards
Scientific publications
Translations
RadLex Resources
www.radlex.org Documentation & Downloads link
Protg files (v3.3.1)
SQL files
XML files
radlexwiki.rsna.org
RadLex API
RadLex SQL database schema
RadLex on SourceForge.net
RadLex Summary
Likely to become a de facto
standard for imaging
terminology
Transition to curation mode
Clinical radiologists will see
concrete benefits as vendors
adopt RadLex
The End
Synonyms
renal stone vs. kidney stone vs. urolithiasis
Hierarchical relationships
cancer AND lung vs.
adenocarcinoma AND lingula