diff --git a/episodes/scanner-to-computer.md b/episodes/scanner-to-computer.md index 7288312..5228786 100644 --- a/episodes/scanner-to-computer.md +++ b/episodes/scanner-to-computer.md @@ -56,13 +56,18 @@ exercises: 10 ## Neuroimaging file formats -| Format Name | File Extension | Origin | -| ----------- | -------------- | ---------------------------------------------- | -| DICOM | none | ACR/NEMA Consortium | -| Analyze | .img/.hdr | Analyze Software, Mayo Clinic | -| NIfTI | .nii | Neuroimaging Informatics Technology Initiative | -| MINC | .mnc | Montreal Neurological Institute | -| NRRD | .nrrd | | +
Common file formats:
+ +| Format Name | File Extension | Origin/Group | More info| +| ----------- | -------------- | --------------------------------------------- |----------- +| DICOM | none or `.dc` | ACR/NEMA Consortium |https://www.dicomstandard.org/ | +| Analyze | `.img`/`.hdr` | Analyze Software, Mayo Clinic |https://eeg.sourceforge.net/ANALYZE75.pdf| +| NIfTI | `.nii` (or `.nii.gz`) | Neuroimaging Informatics Technology Initiative|https://brainder.org/2012/09/23/the-nifti-file-format/| +| MINC | `.mnc` | Montreal Neurological Institute |https://www.mcgill.ca/bic/software/minc| +| NRRD | `.nrrd` | |https://teem.sourceforge.net/nrrd/format.html| +| MGH |`.mgz` or `.mgh` (or `.mgh.gz`) | Massachusetts General Hospital|https://surfer.nmr.mgh.harvard.edu/fswiki/FsTutorial/MghFormat| + + From the MRI scanner, images are initially collected in the DICOM format and can be converted to these other formats to make working with the data easier.