# Laboratory Techniques - HL7 Europe Laboratory Report v2.0.0-alpha

* [**Table of Contents**](toc.md)
* [**Artifacts Summary**](artifacts.md)
* **Laboratory Techniques**

## ValueSet: Laboratory Techniques 

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| :--- | :--- | :--- |
| *Official URL*:http://hl7.eu/fhir/laboratory/ValueSet/lab-technique-eu-lab | *Version*:2.0.0-alpha | |
| * Standards status: *[Trial-use](http://hl7.org/fhir/R4/versions.html#std-process) | [Maturity Level](http://hl7.org/fhir/versions.html#maturity): 2 | *Computable Name*:LabTechniqueEuVs |
| **Copyright/Legal**: This value set includes content from SNOMED CT, which is copyright © 2002+ International Health Terminology Standards Development Organisation (IHTSDO), and distributed by agreement between IHTSDO and HL7. Implementer use of SNOMED CT is not covered by this agreement | | |

 
Laboratory technique (method of measurement) used for the result measurement (based on SNOMED CT). 

 **References** 

* [Observation Results: laboratory](StructureDefinition-Observation-resultslab-eu-lab.md)

### Logical Definition (CLD)

 

### Expansion

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| System | The source of the definition of the code (when the value set draws in codes defined elsewhere) |
| Code | The code (used as the code in the resource instance) |
| Display | The display (used in the*display*element of a[Coding](http://hl7.org/fhir/R4/datatypes.html#Coding)). If there is no display, implementers should not simply display the code, but map the concept into their application |
| Definition | An explanation of the meaning of the concept |
| Comments | Additional notes about how to use the code |



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