BodyStructure
| Maturity Level | Security Category | Resource Category |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Patient | Clinical |
Record details about an anatomical structure. This resource may be used when a coded concept does not provide the necessary detail needed for the use case.
Resource Content
| Name | Required | Type | Description & Constraints |
|---|---|---|---|
| identifier | Identifier[] | Bodystructure identifier | |
| active | boolean | Whether this record is in active use | |
| morphology | CodeableConcept | Kind of Structure (SNOMED CT Morphologic Abnormalities) | |
| location | CodeableConcept | Body site (SNOMED CT Body Structures) | |
| locationQualifier | CodeableConcept[] | Body site modifier (Bodystructure Location Qualifier) | |
| description | string | Text description | |
| image | Attachment[] | Attached images | |
| patient | ✓ | Reference<Patient> | Who this is about |
Search Parameters
| Name | Type | Description | Expression |
|---|---|---|---|
| identifier | token | Account number | Account.identifier |
| name | string | Human-readable label | Account.name |
| owner | reference | Entity managing the Account | Account.owner |
| patient | reference | The entity that caused the expenses | Account.subject.where(resolve() is Patient) |
| period | date | Transaction window | Account.servicePeriod |
| status | token | active | inactive | entered-in-error | on-hold | unknown | Account.status |
| subject | reference | The entity that caused the expenses | Account.subject |
| type | token | E.g. patient, expense, depreciation | Account.type |
Scope and Usage
The BodyStructure resource contains details about the anatomical location of a specimen or body part, including patient information, identifiers, as well as text descriptions and images. It provides for the addition of qualifiers such as laterality and directionality to the anatomic location for those use cases where precoordination of codes is not possible. The BodyStructure resource supports recording and tracking of an anatomic location or structure on a patient outside the context of another resource. For example it can be the target of a Procedure resource or Observation resource.
Boundaries and Relationships
The BodyStructure resource is not intended to substitute for precoordination of codes. If precoordination of codes is supported by an implementation the codeableConcept should be used. This resource is not intended for describing the type of anatomical location but rather a specific body site on a specific patient.
Referenced Elements
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