Use Case(s)
There are many use cases for body landmarks. Below is two:
Nipple is used as a landmark reference for a breast mass.
Toe joints use as landmarks for foot wounds.
Body location landmark reference set
The purpose of the reference set is to document biologically meaningful points on the human body. Resulting LOINC code XXX.
Any body location such as patella, nipple, liver, etc.
Locations that are not part of the body.
Zero or more
Member of this value set must be children of 123037004| Body structure (body structure).
Wound anatomic location reference set.
VSAC Body Site Value Set OID 16.840.1.113883.3.88.12.3221.8.9