Table 1 Overview of BIDS conversion and valitools compliant with ASL-BIDS.
From: ASL-BIDS, the brain imaging data structure extension for arterial spin labeling
Tool/Software | Description | Available at |
|---|---|---|
BIDS-validator | ||
Validator provided by the BIDS standard, evaluating the compliance of the BIDS-converted dataset with the standard, including metadata and conflicts between data reported in the JSON-file, compared to the data recorded in the NIfTI header. | ||
DICOM to BIDS conversion tools | ||
BIDScoin | A user-friendly, open-source python toolbox. Raw images can easily be converted to BIDS compliant datasets using the Graphical User Interface. Supports ASL-BIDS 1.6.0, uses dcm2niix for conversion. | |
dcm2bids | A community-centered project providing a tool for effortless conversion of DICOM images to BIDS format. Uses dcm2niix for conversion. | |
dcm2niix24 | A tool for the conversion of images from the DICOM format to the NIfTI format. | |
*ExploreASL4 | A tool for DICOM to ASL-BIDS conversion is included in the ExploreASL processing pipeline. Supports ASL-BIDS 1.6.0, uses dcm2niix for conversion, several further ASL fields are extracted from DICOM directly. | |
heudiconv | A flexible DICOM converter, organizing imaging data into structured directories. Heudiconv provides assistance for the conversion into BIDS format. ASL-BIDS implementation in progress. Uses dcm2niix for conversion. | |
pyBIDSconv | A Graphical User Interface tool to convert MRI DICOMs into BIDS format. ASL-BIDS implementation in progress. Uses dcm2niix for conversion. | |
