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| Orders and Observations  Work Group | Maturity Level: 1 | Trial Use | Security Category: Patient | Compartments: Patient | 
Detailed Descriptions for the elements in the BodyStructure resource.
| BodyStructure | |
| Element Id | BodyStructure | 
| Definition | 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. | 
| Short Display | Specific and identified anatomical structure | 
| Cardinality | 0..* | 
| Type | DomainResource | 
| Alternate Names | anatomical location | 
| Summary | false | 
| BodyStructure.identifier | |
| Element Id | BodyStructure.identifier | 
| Definition | Identifier for this instance of the anatomical structure. | 
| Short Display | Bodystructure identifier | 
| Note | This is a business identifier, not a resource identifier (see discussion) | 
| Cardinality | 0..* | 
| Type | Identifier | 
| Summary | true | 
| BodyStructure.active | |
| Element Id | BodyStructure.active | 
| Definition | Whether this body site is in active use. | 
| Short Display | Whether this record is in active use | 
| Cardinality | 0..1 | 
| Type | boolean | 
| Is Modifier | true (Reason: This element is labelled as a modifier because it is a status element that can indicate that a record should not be treated as valid) | 
| Meaning if Missing | This resource is generally assumed to be active if no value is provided for the active element | 
| Requirements | Need to be able to mark a body site entry as not to be used because it was created in error. | 
| Summary | true | 
| Comments | This element is labeled as a modifier because it may be used to mark that the resource was created in error. | 
| BodyStructure.morphology | |
| Element Id | BodyStructure.morphology | 
| Definition | The kind of structure being represented by the body structure at  | 
| Short Display | Kind of Structure | 
| Cardinality | 0..1 | 
| Terminology Binding | SNOMED CT Morphologic Abnormalities (Example) | 
| Type | CodeableConcept | 
| Summary | true | 
| Comments | The minimum cardinality of 0 supports the use case of specifying a location without defining a morphology. | 
| BodyStructure.includedStructure | |
| Element Id | BodyStructure.includedStructure | 
| Definition | The anatomical location(s) or region(s) of the specimen, lesion, or body structure. | 
| Short Display | Included anatomic location(s) | 
| Cardinality | 1..* | 
| Summary | false | 
| BodyStructure.includedStructure.structure | |
| Element Id | BodyStructure.includedStructure.structure | 
| Definition | Code that represents the included structure. | 
| Short Display | Code that represents the included structure | 
| Cardinality | 1..1 | 
| Terminology Binding | SNOMED CT Body Structures (Example) | 
| Type | CodeableConcept | 
| Summary | true | 
| BodyStructure.includedStructure.laterality | |
| Element Id | BodyStructure.includedStructure.laterality | 
| Definition | Code that represents the included structure laterality. | 
| Short Display | Code that represents the included structure laterality | 
| Cardinality | 0..1 | 
| Terminology Binding | Bodystructure Location Qualifier (Example) | 
| Type | CodeableConcept | 
| Summary | false | 
| BodyStructure.includedStructure.bodyLandmarkOrientation | |
| Element Id | BodyStructure.includedStructure.bodyLandmarkOrientation | 
| Definition | Body locations in relation to a specific body landmark (tatoo, scar, other body structure). | 
| Short Display | Landmark relative location | 
| Cardinality | 0..* | 
| Summary | false | 
| BodyStructure.includedStructure.bodyLandmarkOrientation.landmarkDescription | |
| Element Id | BodyStructure.includedStructure.bodyLandmarkOrientation.landmarkDescription | 
| Definition | A description of a landmark on the body used as a reference to locate something else. | 
| Short Display | Body ]andmark description | 
| Cardinality | 0..* | 
| Terminology Binding | SNOMED CT Body Structures (Example) | 
| Type | CodeableConcept | 
| Summary | false | 
| BodyStructure.includedStructure.bodyLandmarkOrientation.clockFacePosition | |
| Element Id | BodyStructure.includedStructure.bodyLandmarkOrientation.clockFacePosition | 
| Definition | An description of the direction away from a landmark something is located based on a radial clock dial. | 
| Short Display | Clockface orientation | 
| Cardinality | 0..* | 
| Terminology Binding | Bodystructure Body Landmark Clock Face Position (Example) | 
| Type | CodeableConcept | 
| Summary | false | 
| BodyStructure.includedStructure.bodyLandmarkOrientation.distanceFromLandmark | |
| Element Id | BodyStructure.includedStructure.bodyLandmarkOrientation.distanceFromLandmark | 
| Definition | The distance in centimeters a certain observation is made from a body landmark. | 
| Short Display | Landmark relative location | 
| Cardinality | 0..* | 
| Summary | false | 
| BodyStructure.includedStructure.bodyLandmarkOrientation.distanceFromLandmark.device | |
| Element Id | BodyStructure.includedStructure.bodyLandmarkOrientation.distanceFromLandmark.device | 
| Definition | An instrument, tool, analyzer, etc. used in the measurement. | 
| Short Display | Measurement device | 
| Cardinality | 0..* | 
| Terminology Binding | Device Type (Example) | 
| Type | CodeableReference(Device) | 
| Summary | false | 
| BodyStructure.includedStructure.bodyLandmarkOrientation.distanceFromLandmark.value | |
| Element Id | BodyStructure.includedStructure.bodyLandmarkOrientation.distanceFromLandmark.value | 
| Definition | The measured distance (e.g., in cm) from a body landmark. | 
| Short Display | Measured distance from body landmark | 
| Cardinality | 0..* | 
| Type | Quantity | 
| Summary | false | 
| BodyStructure.includedStructure.bodyLandmarkOrientation.surfaceOrientation | |
| Element Id | BodyStructure.includedStructure.bodyLandmarkOrientation.surfaceOrientation | 
| Definition | The surface area a body location is in relation to a landmark. | 
| Short Display | Relative landmark surface orientation | 
| Cardinality | 0..* | 
| Terminology Binding | Bodystructure Location Qualifier (Preferred) | 
| Type | CodeableConcept | 
| Summary | false | 
| BodyStructure.includedStructure.spatialReference | |
| Element Id | BodyStructure.includedStructure.spatialReference | 
| Definition | XY or XYZ-coordinate orientation for structure. | 
| Short Display | Cartesian reference for structure | 
| Cardinality | 0..* | 
| Type | Reference(ImagingSelection) | 
| Summary | false | 
| BodyStructure.includedStructure.qualifier | |
| Element Id | BodyStructure.includedStructure.qualifier | 
| Definition | Code that represents the included structure qualifier. | 
| Short Display | Code that represents the included structure qualifier | 
| Cardinality | 0..* | 
| Terminology Binding | Bodystructure Location Qualifier (Example) | 
| Type | CodeableConcept | 
| Summary | false | 
| BodyStructure.excludedStructure | |
| Element Id | BodyStructure.excludedStructure | 
| Definition | The anatomical location(s) or region(s) not occupied or represented by the specimen, lesion, or body structure. | 
| Short Display | Excluded anatomic locations(s) | 
| Cardinality | 0..* | 
| Type | See BodyStructure.includedStructure | 
| Summary | false | 
| BodyStructure.description | |
| Element Id | BodyStructure.description | 
| Definition | A summary, characterization or explanation of the body structure. | 
| Short Display | Text description | 
| Cardinality | 0..1 | 
| Type | markdown | 
| Summary | true | 
| Comments | This description could include any visual markings used to orientate the viewer e.g. external reference points, special sutures, ink markings. | 
| BodyStructure.image | |
| Element Id | BodyStructure.image | 
| Definition | Image or images used to identify a location. | 
| Short Display | Attached images | 
| Cardinality | 0..* | 
| Type | Attachment | 
| Summary | false | 
| BodyStructure.patient | |
| Element Id | BodyStructure.patient | 
| Definition | The person to which the body site belongs. | 
| Short Display | Who this is about | 
| Cardinality | 1..1 | 
| Type | Reference(Patient) | 
| Summary | true |