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10.9 Resource BodyStructure - Content

Orders and Observations

Work Group

Maturity Level: 1

Trial Use

Security Category: Patient

Compartments: Patient

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.

10.9.1 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.

10.9.2 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.

Structure

Name	Flags	Card.	Type	Description & Constraints
BodyStructure	TU		DomainResource	Specific and identified anatomical structure Elements defined in Ancestors: id, meta, implicitRules, language, text, contained, extension, modifierExtension
identifier	Σ	0..*	Identifier	Bodystructure identifier
active	?!Σ	0..1	boolean	Whether this record is in active use
morphology	Σ	0..1	CodeableConcept	Kind of Structure SNOMED CT Morphologic Abnormalities (Example)
location	Σ	0..1	CodeableConcept	Body site SNOMED CT Body Structures (Example)
locationQualifier		0..*	CodeableConcept	Body site modifier Bodystructure Location Qualifier (Example)
description	Σ	0..1	string	Text description
image		0..*	Attachment	Attached images
patient	Σ	1..1	Reference(Patient)	Who this is about
Documentation for this format

UML Diagram (Legend)

XML Template

<BodyStructure xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir"> 
 <!-- from Resource: id, meta, implicitRules, and language -->
 <!-- from DomainResource: text, contained, extension, and modifierExtension -->
 <identifier><!-- 0..* Identifier Bodystructure identifier --></identifier>
 <active value="[boolean]"/><!-- 0..1 Whether this record is in active use -->
 <morphology><!-- 0..1 CodeableConcept Kind of Structure --></morphology>
 <location><!-- 0..1 CodeableConcept Body site --></location>
 <locationQualifier><!-- 0..* CodeableConcept Body site modifier --></locationQualifier>
 <description value="[string]"/><!-- 0..1 Text description -->
 <image><!-- 0..* Attachment Attached images --></image>
 <patient><!-- 1..1 Reference(Patient) Who this is about --></patient>
</BodyStructure>

JSON Template

{
  "resourceType" : "BodyStructure",
  // from Resource: id, meta, implicitRules, and language
  // from DomainResource: text, contained, extension, and modifierExtension
  "identifier" : [{ Identifier }], // Bodystructure identifier
  "active" : <boolean>, // Whether this record is in active use
  "morphology" : { CodeableConcept }, // Kind of Structure
  "location" : { CodeableConcept }, // Body site
  "locationQualifier" : [{ CodeableConcept }], // Body site modifier
  "description" : "<string>", // Text description
  "image" : [{ Attachment }], // Attached images
  "patient" : { Reference(Patient) } // R!  Who this is about
}

Turtle Template

@prefix fhir: <http://hl7.org/fhir/> .


[ a fhir:BodyStructure;
  fhir:nodeRole fhir:treeRoot; # if this is the parser root

  # from Resource: .id, .meta, .implicitRules, and .language
  # from DomainResource: .text, .contained, .extension, and .modifierExtension
  fhir:BodyStructure.identifier [ Identifier ], ... ; # 0..* Bodystructure identifier
  fhir:BodyStructure.active [ boolean ]; # 0..1 Whether this record is in active use
  fhir:BodyStructure.morphology [ CodeableConcept ]; # 0..1 Kind of Structure
  fhir:BodyStructure.location [ CodeableConcept ]; # 0..1 Body site
  fhir:BodyStructure.locationQualifier [ CodeableConcept ], ... ; # 0..* Body site modifier
  fhir:BodyStructure.description [ string ]; # 0..1 Text description
  fhir:BodyStructure.image [ Attachment ], ... ; # 0..* Attached images
  fhir:BodyStructure.patient [ Reference(Patient) ]; # 1..1 Who this is about
]

Changes since R3

This resource did not exist in Release 2

This analysis is available as XML or JSON.

See R3 <--> R4 Conversion Maps (status = 3 tests that all execute ok. All tests pass round-trip testing and all r3 resources are valid.)

Structure

Name	Flags	Card.	Type	Description & Constraints
BodyStructure	TU		DomainResource	Specific and identified anatomical structure Elements defined in Ancestors: id, meta, implicitRules, language, text, contained, extension, modifierExtension
identifier	Σ	0..*	Identifier	Bodystructure identifier
active	?!Σ	0..1	boolean	Whether this record is in active use
morphology	Σ	0..1	CodeableConcept	Kind of Structure SNOMED CT Morphologic Abnormalities (Example)
location	Σ	0..1	CodeableConcept	Body site SNOMED CT Body Structures (Example)
locationQualifier		0..*	CodeableConcept	Body site modifier Bodystructure Location Qualifier (Example)
description	Σ	0..1	string	Text description
image		0..*	Attachment	Attached images
patient	Σ	1..1	Reference(Patient)	Who this is about
Documentation for this format

UML Diagram (Legend)

XML Template

<BodyStructure xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir"> 
 <!-- from Resource: id, meta, implicitRules, and language -->
 <!-- from DomainResource: text, contained, extension, and modifierExtension -->
 <identifier><!-- 0..* Identifier Bodystructure identifier --></identifier>
 <active value="[boolean]"/><!-- 0..1 Whether this record is in active use -->
 <morphology><!-- 0..1 CodeableConcept Kind of Structure --></morphology>
 <location><!-- 0..1 CodeableConcept Body site --></location>
 <locationQualifier><!-- 0..* CodeableConcept Body site modifier --></locationQualifier>
 <description value="[string]"/><!-- 0..1 Text description -->
 <image><!-- 0..* Attachment Attached images --></image>
 <patient><!-- 1..1 Reference(Patient) Who this is about --></patient>
</BodyStructure>

JSON Template

{
  "resourceType" : "BodyStructure",
  // from Resource: id, meta, implicitRules, and language
  // from DomainResource: text, contained, extension, and modifierExtension
  "identifier" : [{ Identifier }], // Bodystructure identifier
  "active" : <boolean>, // Whether this record is in active use
  "morphology" : { CodeableConcept }, // Kind of Structure
  "location" : { CodeableConcept }, // Body site
  "locationQualifier" : [{ CodeableConcept }], // Body site modifier
  "description" : "<string>", // Text description
  "image" : [{ Attachment }], // Attached images
  "patient" : { Reference(Patient) } // R!  Who this is about
}

Turtle Template

@prefix fhir: <http://hl7.org/fhir/> .


[ a fhir:BodyStructure;
  fhir:nodeRole fhir:treeRoot; # if this is the parser root

  # from Resource: .id, .meta, .implicitRules, and .language
  # from DomainResource: .text, .contained, .extension, and .modifierExtension
  fhir:BodyStructure.identifier [ Identifier ], ... ; # 0..* Bodystructure identifier
  fhir:BodyStructure.active [ boolean ]; # 0..1 Whether this record is in active use
  fhir:BodyStructure.morphology [ CodeableConcept ]; # 0..1 Kind of Structure
  fhir:BodyStructure.location [ CodeableConcept ]; # 0..1 Body site
  fhir:BodyStructure.locationQualifier [ CodeableConcept ], ... ; # 0..* Body site modifier
  fhir:BodyStructure.description [ string ]; # 0..1 Text description
  fhir:BodyStructure.image [ Attachment ], ... ; # 0..* Attached images
  fhir:BodyStructure.patient [ Reference(Patient) ]; # 1..1 Who this is about
]

Changes since Release 3

This resource did not exist in Release 2

This analysis is available as XML or JSON.

See R3 <--> R4 Conversion Maps (status = 3 tests that all execute ok. All tests pass round-trip testing and all r3 resources are valid.)

See the Profiles & Extensions and the alternate definitions: Master Definition XML + JSON, XML Schema/Schematron + JSON Schema, ShEx (for Turtle) + see the extensions & the dependency analysis

10.9.3.1 Terminology Bindings

Path	Definition	Type	Reference
BodyStructure.morphology	Codes describing anatomic morphology.	Example	SNOMEDCTMorphologicAbnormalities
BodyStructure.location	Codes describing anatomical locations. May include laterality.	Example	SNOMEDCTBodyStructures
BodyStructure.locationQualifier	Concepts modifying the anatomic location.	Example	BodystructureLocationQualifier

Path

Definition

Type

Reference

BodyStructure.morphology

Codes describing anatomic morphology.

Example

SNOMEDCTMorphologicAbnormalities

BodyStructure.location

Codes describing anatomical locations. May include laterality.

Example

SNOMEDCTBodyStructures

BodyStructure.locationQualifier

Concepts modifying the anatomic location.

Example

BodystructureLocationQualifier

10.9.4 Search Parameters

Search parameters for this resource. The common parameters also apply. See Searching for more information about searching in REST, messaging, and services.

Name	Type	Description	Expression	In Common
identifier	token	Bodystructure identifier	BodyStructure.identifier
location	token	Body site	BodyStructure.location
morphology	token	Kind of Structure	BodyStructure.morphology
patient	reference	Who this is about	BodyStructure.patient (Patient)