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: R4B R4 R3 R2 Content Examples Formal Definitions Mappings Profiles 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. © HL7.org 2011+. FHIR DSTU (v0.0.82.2943) generated on Tue, Sep 30, 2014 18:09+1000. 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