Table 1 DICOM modules with validated conversion to a harmonized terminology defined by the BIDS specification.

From: DICOM datasets for reproducible neuroimaging research across manufacturers and software versions

Repository Name

Manufacturer

Modality

Comments

dcm_qa

S

fmri

Image orientation, total readout time, multi-band

dcm_qa_12bit

S

fmri

12-bit signed and unsigned voxel intensities

dcm_qa_asl

S

asl

Arterial spin labeling

dcm_qa_canon

C

dwi

Canon 6.0 classic DICOM images

dcm_qa_canon_61

C

dwi

Canon 6.1 images saved as enhanced and classic DICOM

dcm_qa_canon_enh

C

dwi

Canon 6.0 enhanced DICOM images

dcm_qa_cs_dl

G,P,S

smri

Compressed Sensing (CS) and the Deep Learning filters

dcm_qa_ct

G,P

ct

Computerized Axial Tomography

dcm_qa_decubitus

S

mri

Head first decubitus images

dcm_qa_decubitus_ge

G

smri

Head first decubitus image

dcm_qa_deident

S

smri

De-identification method parameters

dcm_qa_dti

S

dwi

Diffusion directions with various slice angulations

dcm_qa_enh

C,P,S

mri

Enhanced DICOM

dcm_qa_fmap

G,S

fmap

Field mapping

dcm_qa_ge

G

mri

Slice timing, acquisition acceleration

dcm_qa_me

S

mri

Multi-echo sequences

dcm_qa_mosaic

S

fmri

Mosaic images with reverse image numbering

dcm_qa_mprage

S

smri

Magnetization Prepared - RApid Gradient Echo sequences

dcm_qa_nih

G,S

fmri

Phase encoding polarity

dcm_qa_pdt2

S

mri

Proton-Density and T2-weighted imaging

dcm_qa_philips

P

dwi

Philips classic and enhanced DICOMs

dcm_qa_philips_asl

P

asl

Philips classic DICOM arterial spin labeling

dcm_qa_philips_asl_enh

P

asl

Philips enhanced DICOM arterial spin labeling

dcm_qa_philips_dwi

P

dwi

Philips diffusion with unusual volume ordering

dcm_qa_philips_enh

P

mri

Philips enhanced DICOM

dcm_qa_polar

G

fmap

GE reversed phase encoding polarity

dcm_qa_sag

S

fmri

Sagittal diffusion images

dcm_qa_stc

G,S,U

fmri

Slice timing correction

dcm_qa_table

G,P,S

fmri

Tracking table position

dcm_qa_toshiba

C

dwi

Toshiba 5.0 classic DICOMs

dcm_qa_trt

G

fmri

Total Readout Time

dcm_qa_ts

S

fmri

Various DICOM transfer syntaxes

dcm_qa_uih

U

mri

United Imaging Healthcare (“UIH”) MRI scanners

dcm_qa_xa30

S

mri

Siemens XA30 enhanced DICOMs

dcm_qa_xa30i

S

mri

Siemens XA30 classic (interoperability) DICOM

dcm_qa_xa60

S

mri

Siemens XA60/XA61 enhanced DICOMs

  1. The Manufacturer refers to the vendor for hardware (C = Canon/Toshiba, G = General Electric, P = Philips, S = Siemens, U = United Imaging Healthcare). The Comments describe edge cases exhibited by the dataset. Modality refers to type of image (asl = arterial spin labeling, dwi = diffusion weighted imaging, fmap = fieldmap, fmri = functional, mri = dataset with multiple modalities, smri = structural, ct = computerized axial tomography).