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| Official URL: https://www.xt-ehr.eu/specifications/fhir/StructureDefinition/EHDSBodyStructure | Version: 0.1.0 | |||
| Draft as of 2025-08-05 | Computable Name: EHDSBodyStructure | |||
| Copyright/Legal: Used by permission of HL7 Europe, all rights reserved Creative Commons License | ||||
EHDS refined base model for Body structure
Usages:
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Description of Profiles, Differentials, Snapshots and how the different presentations work.
| Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints    Filter:   | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
|   EHDSBodyStructure | 0..* | Base | Body structure model Instances of this logical model can be the target of a Reference | |
|    identifier | 0..* | Identifier | Identifier for this instance of the anatomical structure. | |
|    morphology | 0..1 | CodeableConcept | The kind of structure being represented by the body structure at BodyStructure.location. This can define both normal and abnormal morphologies. Binding Description: (preferred): SNOMED CT | |
|    location | 0..1 | CodeableConcept | Body site Binding Description: (preferred): SNOMED CT | |
|    locationQualifier | 0..* | CodeableConcept | Additional qualifier of the body structure (e.g. upper, lower, left side). Binding Description: (preferred): SNOMED CT | |
|    laterality | 0..1 | CodeableConcept | Body structure laterality (e.g. left, right). Binding Description: (preferred): SNOMED CT | |
|    description | 0..1 | string | Textual description of the body structure | |
|  Documentation for this format | ||||
| Path | Conformance | ValueSet | URI | 
| EHDSBodyStructure.morphology | preferred | ||
| EHDSBodyStructure.location | preferred | ||
| EHDSBodyStructure.locationQualifier | preferred | ||
| EHDSBodyStructure.laterality | preferred | 
This structure is derived from Base
| Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints    Filter:   | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
|   EHDSBodyStructure | 0..* | Base | Body structure model Instances of this logical model can be the target of a Reference | |
|    identifier | 0..* | Identifier | Identifier for this instance of the anatomical structure. | |
|    morphology | 0..1 | CodeableConcept | The kind of structure being represented by the body structure at BodyStructure.location. This can define both normal and abnormal morphologies. Binding Description: (preferred): SNOMED CT | |
|    location | 0..1 | CodeableConcept | Body site Binding Description: (preferred): SNOMED CT | |
|    locationQualifier | 0..* | CodeableConcept | Additional qualifier of the body structure (e.g. upper, lower, left side). Binding Description: (preferred): SNOMED CT | |
|    laterality | 0..1 | CodeableConcept | Body structure laterality (e.g. left, right). Binding Description: (preferred): SNOMED CT | |
|    description | 0..1 | string | Textual description of the body structure | |
|  Documentation for this format | ||||
| Path | Conformance | ValueSet | URI | 
| EHDSBodyStructure.morphology | preferred | ||
| EHDSBodyStructure.location | preferred | ||
| EHDSBodyStructure.locationQualifier | preferred | ||
| EHDSBodyStructure.laterality | preferred | 
| Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints    Filter:   | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
|   EHDSBodyStructure | 0..* | Base | Body structure model Instances of this logical model can be the target of a Reference | |
|    identifier | 0..* | Identifier | Identifier for this instance of the anatomical structure. | |
|    morphology | 0..1 | CodeableConcept | The kind of structure being represented by the body structure at BodyStructure.location. This can define both normal and abnormal morphologies. Binding Description: (preferred): SNOMED CT | |
|    location | 0..1 | CodeableConcept | Body site Binding Description: (preferred): SNOMED CT | |
|    locationQualifier | 0..* | CodeableConcept | Additional qualifier of the body structure (e.g. upper, lower, left side). Binding Description: (preferred): SNOMED CT | |
|    laterality | 0..1 | CodeableConcept | Body structure laterality (e.g. left, right). Binding Description: (preferred): SNOMED CT | |
|    description | 0..1 | string | Textual description of the body structure | |
|  Documentation for this format | ||||
| Path | Conformance | ValueSet | URI | 
| EHDSBodyStructure.morphology | preferred | ||
| EHDSBodyStructure.location | preferred | ||
| EHDSBodyStructure.locationQualifier | preferred | ||
| EHDSBodyStructure.laterality | preferred | 
This structure is derived from Base
Key Elements View
| Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints    Filter:   | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
|   EHDSBodyStructure | 0..* | Base | Body structure model Instances of this logical model can be the target of a Reference | |
|    identifier | 0..* | Identifier | Identifier for this instance of the anatomical structure. | |
|    morphology | 0..1 | CodeableConcept | The kind of structure being represented by the body structure at BodyStructure.location. This can define both normal and abnormal morphologies. Binding Description: (preferred): SNOMED CT | |
|    location | 0..1 | CodeableConcept | Body site Binding Description: (preferred): SNOMED CT | |
|    locationQualifier | 0..* | CodeableConcept | Additional qualifier of the body structure (e.g. upper, lower, left side). Binding Description: (preferred): SNOMED CT | |
|    laterality | 0..1 | CodeableConcept | Body structure laterality (e.g. left, right). Binding Description: (preferred): SNOMED CT | |
|    description | 0..1 | string | Textual description of the body structure | |
|  Documentation for this format | ||||
| Path | Conformance | ValueSet | URI | 
| EHDSBodyStructure.morphology | preferred | ||
| EHDSBodyStructure.location | preferred | ||
| EHDSBodyStructure.locationQualifier | preferred | ||
| EHDSBodyStructure.laterality | preferred | 
Differential View
This structure is derived from Base
| Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints    Filter:   | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
|   EHDSBodyStructure | 0..* | Base | Body structure model Instances of this logical model can be the target of a Reference | |
|    identifier | 0..* | Identifier | Identifier for this instance of the anatomical structure. | |
|    morphology | 0..1 | CodeableConcept | The kind of structure being represented by the body structure at BodyStructure.location. This can define both normal and abnormal morphologies. Binding Description: (preferred): SNOMED CT | |
|    location | 0..1 | CodeableConcept | Body site Binding Description: (preferred): SNOMED CT | |
|    locationQualifier | 0..* | CodeableConcept | Additional qualifier of the body structure (e.g. upper, lower, left side). Binding Description: (preferred): SNOMED CT | |
|    laterality | 0..1 | CodeableConcept | Body structure laterality (e.g. left, right). Binding Description: (preferred): SNOMED CT | |
|    description | 0..1 | string | Textual description of the body structure | |
|  Documentation for this format | ||||
| Path | Conformance | ValueSet | URI | 
| EHDSBodyStructure.morphology | preferred | ||
| EHDSBodyStructure.location | preferred | ||
| EHDSBodyStructure.locationQualifier | preferred | ||
| EHDSBodyStructure.laterality | preferred | 
Snapshot View
| Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints    Filter:   | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
|   EHDSBodyStructure | 0..* | Base | Body structure model Instances of this logical model can be the target of a Reference | |
|    identifier | 0..* | Identifier | Identifier for this instance of the anatomical structure. | |
|    morphology | 0..1 | CodeableConcept | The kind of structure being represented by the body structure at BodyStructure.location. This can define both normal and abnormal morphologies. Binding Description: (preferred): SNOMED CT | |
|    location | 0..1 | CodeableConcept | Body site Binding Description: (preferred): SNOMED CT | |
|    locationQualifier | 0..* | CodeableConcept | Additional qualifier of the body structure (e.g. upper, lower, left side). Binding Description: (preferred): SNOMED CT | |
|    laterality | 0..1 | CodeableConcept | Body structure laterality (e.g. left, right). Binding Description: (preferred): SNOMED CT | |
|    description | 0..1 | string | Textual description of the body structure | |
|  Documentation for this format | ||||
| Path | Conformance | ValueSet | URI | 
| EHDSBodyStructure.morphology | preferred | ||
| EHDSBodyStructure.location | preferred | ||
| EHDSBodyStructure.locationQualifier | preferred | ||
| EHDSBodyStructure.laterality | preferred | 
This structure is derived from Base