This value set includes codes based on the following rules:

• Include these codes as defined in http://dicom.nema.org/resources/ontology/DCM

  Code	Display	Definition
  111726	Dissection with entire specimen submission	Dissection of specimen with submission of all its sections for further processing or examination.
  111727	Dissection with representative sections submission	Dissection of specimen with submission of representative sections for further processing or examination.

• Include these codes as defined in http://snomed.info/sct

  Code	Display
  434479002	Core sampling
  448895004	Smear procedure
  434472006	Block sectioning
  434474007	Block surface recut
  434475008	Block step sectioning
  122459003	Dissection
  433454009	Laser microdissection
  430854000	Touch preparation (procedure)