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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