DIAGNOSIS
EX
: DIAGNOS$ (162640)
CC
: DIAGNOSIS
Clinical Biochemistry, Methods
CC10006
(53140)
Diagnostic Methods-Neoplasms
CC24001
(44760)
Diagnostic Pathology CC12504
(254060)
Microbiology, Medical and
Clinical
1969- : General, Methods and
Techniques CC36001 (31560)
1969-70: Clinical Microbiolog-
ical Methods, General
C C 3 6 5 0 2
1969-70: Clinical Microbiolog-
ical Techniques CC36508
Radiation, Techniques and
Isotope CC06504 (158030)
Serodiagnosis CC36504 (11730)
The Concept Code for D i a g n o s t i c
Pathology (CC12504)
is pro b a b l y
most relevant for this search. To deter-
mine if a Concept Code is appropriate
for your search strategy, refer to the
Concept Code Scope Notes section of
the search guide. Check the code ap-
plications to confirm that the code is
applicable to the search. This may also
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strategy.
PATHOLOGY, GENERAL
AND MISCELLANEOUS
CC12502-CC12512
CC12504 DIAGNOSTIC
PATHOLOGY
F requencies
Major (203700) Minor
(62050)
Applications
This code retrieves studies
and techniques used to determine the
cause of disease or methods used to
distinguish one disease from another.
Examples
Studies on
q
ultrasonic diag-
nostic techniques
q
biopsies
q
d i s e a s e
indicators
q
diagnostic radiation meth-
o d s
Strategy Recommendations
q
For differential diagnosis studies, use
this code with appropriate keyword s
and the Comparative Pathology c o d e
CC12503.
q
For diagnostic X-ray techniques, use
the code with appropriate keyword s
and the Radiologic Anatomy c o d e
CC11106.
q
For diagnostic techniques used to
m e a s u re levels of biochemicals in
s e rum or urine, use this code with
a p p rop riate keyw ords and the
Cli nical Biochem istr y; G e n e r a l
Me thods a nd Appli cati ons c o d e
CC10006.
q
For cancer diag nosis, u se the
Neoplasms and Neoplastic Agents-
Diagnostic Methods code CC24001.
C O N S T R U C T I N G A
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