Media - FHIR v1.8.0

STU3 Candidate

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2.33.6 Resource Media - Detailed Descriptions

Detailed Descriptions for the elements in the Media resource.

Media
Definition	A photo, video, or audio recording acquired or used in healthcare. The actual content may be inline or provided by direct reference.
Control	1..1
Invariants	Defined on this element mda-1: Height can only be used for a photo or video (expression : height.empty() or type != 'audio', xpath: not(f:type/@value='audio') or not(f:height)) mda-2: Width can only be used for a photo or video (expression : width.empty() or type != 'audio', xpath: not(f:type/@value='audio') or not(f:width)) mda-3: Frames can only be used for a photo (expression : frames.empty() or type = 'photo', xpath: (f:type/@value='photo') or not(f:frames)) mda-4: Duration can only be used for an audio or a video (expression : duration.empty() or type != 'photo', xpath: not(f:type/@value='photo') or not(f:duration))
Media.identifier
Definition	Identifiers associated with the image - these may include identifiers for the image itself, identifiers for the context of its collection (e.g. series ids) and context ids such as accession numbers or other workflow identifiers.
Note	This is a business identifer, not a resource identifier (see discussion)
Control	0..*
Type	Identifier
Summary	true
Comments	The identifier label and use can be used to determine what kind of identifier it is.
Media.type
Definition	Whether the media is a photo (still image), an audio recording, or a video recording.
Control	1..1
Terminology Binding	DigitalMediaType (Required)
Type	code
Summary	true
Media.subtype
Definition	Details of the type of the media - usually, how it was acquired (what type of device). If images sourced from a DICOM system, are wrapped in a Media resource, then this is the modality.
Control	0..1
Terminology Binding	Media SubType (Example)
Type	CodeableConcept
Summary	true
Media.view
Definition	The name of the imaging view e.g. Lateral or Antero-posterior (AP).
Control	0..1
Terminology Binding	Media Collection View/Projection (Example)
Type	CodeableConcept
Summary	true
Media.subject
Definition	Who/What this Media is a record of.
Control	0..1
Type	Reference(Patient \| Practitioner \| Group \| Device \| Specimen)
Summary	true
Media.operator
Definition	The person who administered the collection of the image.
Control	0..1
Type	Reference(Practitioner)
Summary	true
Media.deviceName
Definition	The name of the device / manufacturer of the device that was used to make the recording.
Control	0..1
Type	string
Summary	true
Media.height
Definition	Height of the image in pixels (photo/video).
Control	0..1
Type	positiveInt
Summary	true
Invariants	Affect this element mda-1: Height can only be used for a photo or video (expression : height.empty() or type != 'audio', xpath: not(f:type/@value='audio') or not(f:height))
Media.width
Definition	Width of the image in pixels (photo/video).
Control	0..1
Type	positiveInt
Summary	true
Invariants	Affect this element mda-2: Width can only be used for a photo or video (expression : width.empty() or type != 'audio', xpath: not(f:type/@value='audio') or not(f:width))
Media.frames
Definition	The number of frames in a photo. This is used with a multi-page fax, or an imaging acquisition context that takes multiple slices in a single image, or an animated gif. If there is more than one frame, this SHALL have a value in order to alert interface software that a multi-frame capable rendering widget is required.
Control	0..1
Type	positiveInt
Default Value	1
Summary	true
Invariants	Affect this element mda-3: Frames can only be used for a photo (expression : frames.empty() or type = 'photo', xpath: (f:type/@value='photo') or not(f:frames))
Media.duration
Definition	The duration of the recording in seconds - for audio and video.
Control	0..1
Type	unsignedInt
Summary	true
Invariants	Affect this element mda-4: Duration can only be used for an audio or a video (expression : duration.empty() or type != 'photo', xpath: not(f:type/@value='photo') or not(f:duration))
Media.content
Definition	The actual content of the media - inline or by direct reference to the media source file.
Control	1..1
Type	Attachment
Comments	Recommended content types: image/jpeg, image/png, image/tiff, video/mpeg, audio/mp4, application/dicom. Application/dicom can contain the transfer syntax as a parameter. For an media that covers a period of time (video/sound), the content.creationTime is the end time. Creation time is used for tracking, organizing versions and searching.