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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.


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Robert VINCENT 2004-05-28