Description
Label a supplied medial/lateral positive-axis direction and side.
Anatomical measurements depend on coordinate frame, plane, axis sign, terminology source and scale. Reordering length/width/depth does not identify anatomical axes, and a landmark separation requires corresponding calibrated points. Source-qualified names preserve wording without verifying a structure or clinical interpretation.
Label a supplied medial/lateral positive-axis direction and side.
When to use this tool
Use Anatomical Lateral Medial Axis Label when you already have axisId, positiveDirection, side and need to label a supplied medial/lateral positive-axis direction and side.
How to use the tool and how it works
- Enter axisId, positiveDirection, side. Use the units and conventions below.
- Run the tool. Correct any format, range, or cross-field input error before interpreting the output.
- Read label. Use the output convention below.
Require axisId nonempty, positiveDirection lateral/medial and side left/right/unspecified; join them in a label.1
| Input field | Meaning and units | Accepted input |
|---|---|---|
| axisId | Axis Id | Required. Text; minimum UTF-16 length 1; maximum UTF-16 length 8192. |
| positiveDirection | Positive Direction | Required. Text; one of "lateral", "medial"; maximum UTF-16 length 8192. |
| side | Side | Required. Text; one of "left", "right", "unspecified"; maximum UTF-16 length 8192. |
| Output field | Interpretation | Returned shape |
|---|---|---|
| label | Label | Required. Text; maximum UTF-16 length 8192. |
{
"input": {
"axisId": "AX17",
"positiveDirection": "lateral",
"side": "left"
},
"output": {
"label": "AX17; positive=lateral [left]"
}
}Limitations and assumptions
- No coordinate transform, anatomical reference, actual side, structure or clinical conclusion is determined.
- Inputs must satisfy both the field types and the cross-field conditions above. Invalid input causes an error; a successful false flag or documented placeholder is a different result.
Alternative or Complementary methods
Inspect the original specimen, image, coordinate definitions and terminology source. Use the complete anatomical or clinical assessment when local distances, labels or axis mappings cannot answer the question.
References
Similar or alternative tools
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