Using Bodychart in EMR #

Bodychart is a visual representation of the human body that is used to annotate diagnoses, procedures and biopsies. In Legend, it is available in the EMR module. This document is a guideline to use the bodychart effectively.

Mouse Controls #

You can navigate the bodychart using mouse controls in the following way:

Left button #

The left button on the mouse is used to move the bodychart on a 360 degree axis, or in a 3D space. You can click and hold this button and rotate the body in any direction.

Right button #

The right button on the mouse is used to move on 180 degree axis or in 2D space. You can move up, down, right and left in a two-dimensional space using this button.

Wheel #

You can zoom in and out on bodychart using the wheel of the mouse.

Bodychart Interface #

The bodychart opens in a window that has the following elements:

Body #

The bodychart window displays a human body. Depending on the gender and age of the patient, it displays one of the following:

• Female child
• Male child
• Adult female, or
• Adult male

Buttons #

The bodychart window has the following buttons:

Diagnoses #

This button opens a pop-up that has all the diagnoses that have been added to the patient chart

Diagnoses pop-up

• The diagnoses pop-up lists all the diagnoses added to the patient chart
• Each diagnosis has a color associated with it
• Each diagnosis has three options for annotation:
  • Small dot
  • Large dot
  • Mark area
• There’s a reload option to accommodate any changes that have been made to the diagnoses in the chart

Mark Procedure #

This button opens a pop-up that populates all the procedures that have been added to the chart

Procedure pop-up

• The procedure pop-up lists all the procedures added to the patient chart
• Each procedure has a color associated with it
• Each procedure has two options for annotation:
  • Small dot
  • Large dot
• There’s a reload option to accommodate any changes that have been made to the procedures in the chart

Mark #

This button displays drop-down options to mark and question biopsies

More #

This button opens a sidebar that has a number of settings and options related to the bodychart

Undo all annotations #

It erases all the annotations from the bodychart

Reset camera #

It resets bodychart to its original position

Toggle Label Shorthand #

It is used to switch between abbreviations and full forms of annotation labels

Hide/Show label #

It is used to hide of show the labels, i.e. diagnoses or procedure names with annotations

Highlight procedures/annotations/diagnoses #

These options are used to highlight all the procedures, biopsies and diagnoses in the bodychart

Show all annotations #

This options opens a pop-up that displays all the annotations marked on the bodychart.

Toggle hair/underwear #

These can be used to take off and put on hair or underwear on the bodychart

Skin colors #

The skin color of the bodychart can also be changed using the color options at the very bottom of the sidebar.

Annotating Diagnoses #

When diagnoses are entered into the chart, they are automatically populated in the bodychart. To annotate the diagnoses on the body, follow the steps:

• Click on the Diagnosis button
  • System displays the diagnosis pop-up
• For the diagnosis that you want to annotate, select the appropriate annotation option (small dot, large dot, mark area)

Mark continuously #

• Upon selecting the option, system displays the option to Mark continuously
• If you want to mark the diagnosis multiple times on the body, toggle on the mark continuously toggle button
• Click on the Annotate button and start marking the diagnosis on the body
• You can rotate the body, move up, down, right and left using the mouse controls as explained above
• Once done marking, click on the Stop button
• The diagnosis will start appearing on the body with the color associated with it

Mark once #

• If you want to mark a diagnosis only once, toggle off the Mark Continuously button
• Click on Annotate button
• Mark the diagnosis on the body

Change position and delete diagnosis #

To change the position of a diagnosis:

• Click on the annotation
• System displays option to Change Position
• Move cursor to the part of body where you want to annotate
• Click on Change Position button
• Mark the annotation
• Position of the Annotation will be changed

To delete a diagnosis:

• Click on the annotation
• System displays button to Delete diagnosis
• Click on the button
• Diagnosis will be deleted

Annotating Procedures #

Annotation of procedures has the same steps as annotating diagnosis.

Marking Biopsies #

To mark biopsy on the bodychart:

• Hover over to the Mark button
• System displays a drop-down menu of options to mark biopsies
• Click on Biopsy
• Click on the Annotate button
  • To mark more than once, toggle on Mark Continuously button
• Click on the body part where you want to annotate biopsy
• You can also change its position and delete it like diagnosis and procedures.