Media - FHIR v0.0.82

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6.2.5 Resource Media - Formal Definitions

Formal definitions 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 Inv-1: Height can only be used for a photo or video (xpath: not(f:type/@value='audio') or not(f:height)) Inv-2: Width can only be used for a photo or video (xpath: not(f:type/@value='audio') or not(f:width)) Inv-3: Frames can only be used for a photo (xpath: (f:type/@value='photo') or not(f:frames)) Inv-4: Length can only be used for an audio or a video (xpath: not(f:type/@value='photo') or not(f:length))
Media.type
Definition	Whether the media is a photo (still image), an audio recording, or a video recording.
Control	1..1
Binding	MediaType: Whether the Media is a photo, video, or audio (see http://hl7.org/fhir/media-type for values)
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
Binding	MediaSubtype: (See http://hl7.org/fhir/vs/media-subtype)
Type	CodeableConcept
Summary	true
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.
Control	0..*
Type	Identifier
Summary	true
Comments	The identifier label and use can be used to determine what kind of identifier it is.
Media.dateTime
Definition	When the media was originally recorded. For video and audio, if the length of the recording is not insignificant, this is the end of the recording.
Control	0..1
Type	dateTime
Summary	true
Comments	For an image including multiple frames, this is the start time.
Media.subject
Definition	Who/What this Media is a record of.
Control	0..1
Type	Resource(Patient \| Practitioner \| Group \| Device \| Specimen)
Summary	true
Media.operator
Definition	The person who administered the collection of the image.
Control	0..1
Type	Resource(Practitioner)
Summary	true
Media.view
Definition	The name of the imaging view e.g Lateral or Antero-posterior (AP).
Control	0..1
Binding	MediaView: (See http://hl7.org/fhir/vs/media-view)
Type	CodeableConcept
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	integer
Summary	true
Invariants	Affect this element Inv-1: Height can only be used for a photo or video (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	integer
Summary	true
Invariants	Affect this element Inv-2: Width can only be used for a photo or video (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	integer
Summary	true
Invariants	Affect this element Inv-3: Frames can only be used for a photo (xpath: (f:type/@value='photo') or not(f:frames))
Media.length
Definition	The length of the recording in seconds - for audio and video.
Control	0..1
Type	integer
Summary	true
Invariants	Affect this element Inv-4: Length can only be used for an audio or a video (xpath: not(f:type/@value='photo') or not(f:length))
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.