Study variable

Information about the study is grouped together in the MIstudy variable which has no dimensions or values. Attributes are modelled after ACR-NEMA conventions.

MIstart_time

String giving time (and date) of start of the study.

MIstart_year

Integer giving year of start.

MIstart_month

Integer giving month (1-12) of start.

MIstart_day

Integer giving day (1-31) of start.

MIstart_hour

Integer giving hour (0-23) of start.

MIstart_minute

Integer giving minute (0-59) of start.

MIstart_seconds

Floating-point value giving seconds of start.

MImodality

Imaging modality : one of MI_PET, MI_SPECT, MI_GAMMA, MI_MRI, MI_MRS, MI_MRA, MI_CT, MI_DSA, MI_DR.

MImanufacturer

String giving name of device manufacturer.

MIdevice_model

String identifying device model.

MIinstitution

String identifying institution.

MIdepartment

String identifying department.

MIstation_id

String identifying machine that generated the images.

MIreferring_physician

Name of patient's primary physician.

MIattending_physician

Physician administering the examination.

MIradiologist

Radiologist interpreting the examination.

MIoperator

Name of technologist operating scanner.

MIadmitting_diagnosis

String description of admitting diagnosis.

MIprocedure

String description of the procedure employed.

MIstudy_id

String identifying study.