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Standard dimension names

MINC defines standard interpretations for the following dimension names. Specialized applications are free to define either alternative or supplemental dimensions using other names as desired.

  1. xspace - Spatial axis, defined to increase from patient left to patient right.
  2. yspace - Spatial axis, defined to increase from patient posterior to patient anterior.
  3. zspace - Spatial axis, defined to increase from patient inferior to patient superior.
  4. time - Time axis.
  5. xfrequency - Spatial frequency axis.
  6. yfrequency - Spatial frequency axis.
  7. zfrequency - Spatial frequency axis.
  8. tfrequency - Temporal frequency axis.
  9. vector_dimension - Axis for vector or complex data. If present, this must be the last (i.e. the fastest varying) dimension.



Robert VINCENT 2005-05-10