DIN EN 15521 E : 2008

Foreword<br>Introduction<br>1 Scope<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;1.1 Main purpose<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;1.2 Target groups<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;1.3 Topics outside the scope<br>2 Normative references<br>3 Terms and definitions<br>4 Categorial structure for terminologies of <br>&nbsp;&nbsp;human anatomy description<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;4.1 Principles<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;4.2 Anatomical categories<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;4.3 Precise goal of the categorial structure<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;4.4 List of anatomical relations<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;4.5 List of minimal anatomical domain constraints<br>5 Conformance<br>Annex A (informative) A reference ontology for biomedical <br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;informatics: the Foundational Model<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;of Anatomy<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A.1 General<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A.2 Principles, Ontological Framework and <br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Implementation of the FMA<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A.3 Extensions of the FMA beyond human <br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;macroscopic anatomy<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A.4 Relations in the FMA and their influence on <br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;other ontologies<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A.5 Querying the FMA<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A.6 Evaluation of the FMA<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A.7 Uses and Selected Applications of the FMA<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A.7.1 Research in ontologies, informatics <br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;and computer science<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A.7.2 Research in biomedical imaging<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A.7.3 Design of information systems<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A.7.4 Clinical Information<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A.7.5 Education<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A.7.6 Sources of Anatomical Information<br>Bibliography

Describes the characteristics required to synthetically describe the organisation and content of human anatomy within a terminological system.