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Procedure Scheduled [RAD-4] and Procedure Update [RAD-13]

Procedure Scheduled [RAD-4] and Procedure Update [RAD-13] (IHE RAD Scheduled Workflow.b) - the Department System Scheduler / Order Filler (RIS) tells the Image Manager / Image Archive (PACS) which procedures are scheduled, and later of changes, so that images can be matched to the request.

References

  • IHE RAD TF-2 sections 4.4 and 4.13 (Rev. 23.0 Final Text, 2025-08-08)

Messages

Message Transaction Use
OMI^O23^OMI_O23 Procedure Scheduled [RAD-4] First time a Study Instance UID is sent - a procedure has been scheduled
OMI^O23^OMI_O23 Procedure Update [RAD-13] Change or cancellation of a procedure already sent
ORI^O24^ORI_O24 Acknowledgement  
sequenceDiagram
    participant OF as Order Filler<br/>RIS
    participant IM as Image Manager / Archive<br/>PACS / VNA
    OF ->> IM: OMI^O23 / FHIR Message (O23) Procedure Scheduled [RAD-4]
    IM -->> OF: ORI^O24 / FHIR response message
    OF ->> IM: OMI^O23 / FHIR Message (O23) Procedure Update [RAD-13]
    IM -->> OF: ORI^O24 / FHIR response message

IPC Segment

The OMI message carries one ORC-TQ1-OBR-IPC group per Requested Procedure. The IPC (Imaging Procedure Control) segment holds the identifiers that tie the order to the DICOM study (IHE RAD TF-2 Table 4.4-16):

IPC field Name FHIR DICOM
IPC-1 Accession Identifier Radiological Accession Number - ServiceRequest.identifier:accessionNumber, ImagingStudy.basedOn.identifier (0008,0050), issuer (0008,0051)
IPC-2 Requested Procedure ID ServiceRequest.identifier (0040,1001)
IPC-3 Study Instance UID ImagingStudy.identifier:studyInstanceUid (0020,000D)
IPC-4 Scheduled Procedure Step ID - (0040,0009)
IPC-5 Modality ImagingStudy.modality (and series.modality once images are acquired) (0008,0060)

IHE requires the Order Filler to give the assigning authority of the accession number in IPC-1, and the same value in every IPC segment. Accession numbers are at most 16 characters (the DICOM Short String limit).

FHIR Message

The FHIR equivalent of OMI^O23 is the Procedure Scheduled (O23) message: a Bundle Message whose MessageHeader has eventCoding v2-0003 O23, following the same pattern as Imaging Order (O19). Each ORC-TQ1-OBR-IPC group becomes a Radiology Service Request (with the accession number) and a Radiology Imaging Study with status registered, carrying the Study Instance UID and modality; both are the message focus. RAD-13 sends the updated resources; the ORC-1 codes it uses are To confirm. ORI^O24 is a FHIR response message (MessageHeader.response).

Example: Bundle Message - Procedure Scheduled (O23), with the scheduled request and scheduled study. Once images are acquired the same study becomes available.