This page is part of the FHIR Specification (v0.0.82: DSTU 1). The current version which supercedes this version is 5.0.0 . For a full list of available versions, see the Directory of published versions . Page versions: R5 R4B R4 R3 R2 Content Examples Detailed Descriptions Mappings Profiles 6.7.5 Resource Binary - Detailed Descriptions Detailed Descriptions for the elements in the Binary resource. Binary Definition A binary resource can contain any content, whether text, image, pdf, zip archive, etc. Control 1..1 Requirements There are situations where it is useful or required to handle pure binary content using the same framework as other resources. Comments Typically, Binary resources are used for handling content such as: CDA Documents (i.e. with XDS) PDF Documents Images (the Media resource is preferred for handling images, but not possible when the content is already binary - e.g. XDS). Binary.contentType Definition MimeType of the binary content represented as a standard MimeType (BCP 13). Control 1..1 Binding MimeType: Required : BCP 13 (RFCs 2045, 2046, 2047, 4288, 4289 and 2049) (The mime type of an attachment) Type code Binary.content Definition The actual content, base64 encoded. Control 1..1 Type base64Binary Comments If the content type is itself base64 encoding, then this will be base64 encoded twice - what is created by un-base64ing the content must be the specified content type. © HL7.org 2011+. FHIR DSTU (v0.4.0-4902) generated on Fri, Mar 27, 2015 00:17+1100. Links: What's a DSTU? | Version History | Specification Map | Compare to DSTU1 | | Propose a change