Explore and Review SNOMED CT

SNOMED CT browsers and other applications that enable access SNOMED CT concepts allow the content and structure of the terminology to be explored. This exploration can serve many different purposes, ranging from allowing people to get a broad idea of the scope of SNOMED CT to looking for specific concepts that interest them. The same applications can be used to enable a more thorough review of the terminology in a particular specialty area to assess the breadth, depth and applicability of SNOMED CT to a particular set of requirements. Tools that enable visual review of a released SNOMED CT Edition are also valuable for quality assurance and when considering requests for addition or changes to the terminology.

Practical Requirements and Related Terminology Services

The table below shows a summary of the terminology services required to support effective exploration and review of SNOMED CT content.

Practical Requirement	Status	Required Services	Dependencies
Enable the selection of SNOMED CT edition and version to be explored.	REQUIRED	Select Edition and Version	N/A
Enable concepts to be found by identifier.	REQUIRED	Get a Concept, Description or Relationship	N/A
Enable the display of terms for any identified concept.	REQUIRED	Get Terms for a Concept	N/A
Enable the display of the definition of a concept.	REQUIRED	Get Definition of a Concept	N/A
Enable the display of the SNOMED CT subtype hierarchy, including supertype parents and subtype children.	REQUIRED	Get and Test Concept Subtypes and Supertypes • Get subtype children of a concept • Get supertype parents of a concept	N/A
Enable concepts to be found by term searches.	REQUIRED	Find Concepts • Find concepts by term search only	N/A
Enable concepts to be found by constrained term searches.	OPTIONAL	Find Concepts • Find concepts by constrained term search
Enable the display of an indication of the reference sets of which a specified concept or description is a member.	OPTIONAL	Test Reference Set Membership	N/A
Enable the display of the acceptability of a specified description in an identified language reference set	OPTIONAL	Get Data from a Reference Set	N/A
Enable the display of reference set data related to a specified reference set member.	OPTIONAL	Get Data from a Reference Set	N/A
Enable the display of all members of a specified reference set and the reference set data related to each member.	OPTIONAL	Get Data from a Reference Set	N/A