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Here, some concrete use-cases of entity-linked file collections are listed using descriptive tables, organized by modality.

The tables in this appendix catalog applications where the use of a file collection is REQUIRED.

Certain entities interlink the files in a file collection through a metadata field. Unlike other common entities (for example run), they require an iteration over different values of the metadata fields they represent. Please keep the following list of linking entities up-to-date with the file collections included in this appendix:

Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Anatomy imaging data

Template:

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    [ses-<label>/]
        anat/
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            sub-<label>[_ses-<label>][_task-<label>][_acq-<label>][_ce-<label>][_rec-<label>][_run-<index>]_echo-<index>[_part-<mag|phase|real|imag>][_chunk-<index>]_MESE.nii[.gz]
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Legend:
  • For more information about filename elements (for example, entities, suffixes, extensions), follow the links embedded in the filename template.

  • Filename entities or directories between square brackets (for example, [_ses-<label>]) are OPTIONAL.

  • Some entities may only allow specific values, in which case those values are listed in <>, separated by |.

  • _<suffix> means that there are several (>6) valid suffixes for this filename pattern.

  • .<extension> means that there are several (>6) valid extensions for this file type.

  • [.gz] means that both the unzipped and gzipped versions of the extension are valid.

Suffix Linking entities Application Description
VFA flip Variable flip angle The VFA method involves at least two spoiled gradient echo (SPGR) of steady-state free precession (SSFP) images acquired at different flip angles. Depending on the provided metadata fields and the sequence type, data may be eligible for DESPOT1, DESPOT2 and their variants (Deoni et al. 2005).
IRT1 inv, part Inversion recovery T1 mapping The IRT1 method involves multiple inversion recovery spin-echo images acquired at different inversion times (Barral et al. 2010).
MP2RAGE flip, inv, echo, part Magnetization prepared two gradient echoes The MP2RAGE method is a special protocol that collects several images at different flip angles and inversion times to create a parametric T1map by combining the magnitude and phase images (Marques et al. 2010).
MESE echo Multi-echo spin-echo The MESE method involves multiple spin echo images acquired at different echo times and is primarily used for T2 mapping. Please note that this suffix is not intended for the logical grouping of images acquired using an Echo Planar Imaging (EPI) readout.
MEGRE echo Multi-echo gradient-echo Anatomical gradient echo images acquired at different echo times. Please note that this suffix is not intended for the logical grouping of images acquired using an Echo Planar Imaging (EPI) readout.
MTR mt Magnetization transfer ratio This method is to calculate a semi-quantitative magnetization transfer ratio map.
MTS flip, mt Magnetization transfer saturation This method is to calculate a semi-quantitative magnetization transfer saturation index map. The MTS method involves three sets of anatomical images that differ in terms of application of a magnetization transfer RF pulse (MTon or MToff) and flip angle (Helms et al. 2008).
MPM flip, mt, echo, part Multi-parametric mapping The MPM approaches (a.k.a hMRI) involves the acquisition of highly-similar anatomical images that differ in terms of application of a magnetization transfer RF pulse (MTon or MToff), flip angle and (optionally) echo time and magnitue/phase parts (Weiskopf et al. 2013). See here for suggested MPM acquisition protocols.

Fieldmap data

Template:

sub-<label>/
    [ses-<label>/]
        fmap/
            sub-<label>[_ses-<label>][_acq-<label>][_ce-<label>][_rec-<label>][_run-<index>]_flip-<index>[_inv-<index>][_part-<mag|phase|real|imag>][_chunk-<index>]_TB1DAM.json
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            sub-<label>[_ses-<label>][_acq-<label>][_ce-<label>][_rec-<label>][_run-<index>][_echo-<index>][_flip-<index>][_inv-<index>][_part-<mag|phase|real|imag>][_chunk-<index>]_TB1RFM.nii[.gz]
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            sub-<label>[_ses-<label>][_acq-<label>][_ce-<label>][_rec-<label>][_run-<index>][_echo-<index>][_flip-<index>][_inv-<index>][_part-<mag|phase|real|imag>][_chunk-<index>]_TB1TFL.nii[.gz]
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            sub-<label>[_ses-<label>][_acq-<label>][_ce-<label>][_rec-<label>][_run-<index>][_echo-<index>]_flip-<index>_inv-<index>[_part-<mag|phase|real|imag>][_chunk-<index>]_TB1SRGE.nii[.gz]
Legend:
  • For more information about filename elements (for example, entities, suffixes, extensions), follow the links embedded in the filename template.

  • Filename entities or directories between square brackets (for example, [_ses-<label>]) are OPTIONAL.

  • Some entities may only allow specific values, in which case those values are listed in <>, separated by |.

  • _<suffix> means that there are several (>6) valid suffixes for this filename pattern.

  • .<extension> means that there are several (>6) valid extensions for this file type.

  • [.gz] means that both the unzipped and gzipped versions of the extension are valid.

Suffix Meta-data relevant entity Application Description
TB1DAM flip Double-angle B1+ mapping The double-angle B1+ method (Insko and Bolinger 1993) is based on the calculation of the actual angles from signal ratios, collected by two acquisitions at different nominal excitation flip angles. Common sequence types for this application include spin echo and echo planar imaging.
TB1EPI flip, echo B1+ mapping with 3D EPI This B1+ mapping method (Jiru and Klose 2006) is based on two EPI readouts to acquire spin echo (SE) and stimulated echo (STE) images at multiple flip angles in one sequence, used in the calculation of deviations from the nominal flip angle.
TB1AFI Please see the qMRI appendix. Actual Flip Angle Imaging (AFI) This method (Yarnykh 2007) calculates a B1+ map from two images acquired at interleaved (two) TRs with identical RF pulses using a steady-state sequence.
TB1TFL Please see the qMRI appendix. Siemens tfl_b1_map B1+ data acquired using tfl_b1_map product sequence by Siemens based on the method by Chung et al. (2010). The sequence generates one anatomical image and one scaled flip angle map.
TB1RFM Please see the qMRI appendix. Siemens rf_map B1+ data acquired using rf_map product sequence by Siemens.
TB1SRGE flip, inv SA2RAGE Saturation-prepared with 2 rapid gradient echoes (SA2RAGE) uses a ratio of two saturation recovery images with different time delays, and a simulated look-up table to estimate B1+ (Eggenschwiler et al. 2011). This sequence can also be used in conjunction with MP2RAGE T1 mapping to iteratively improve B1+ and T1 map estimation (Marques & Gruetter 2013).
RB1COR Please see the qMRI appendix. B1- field correction Low resolution images acquired by the body coil (in the gantry of the scanner) and the head coil using identical acquisition parameters to generate a combined sensitivity map as described in Papp et al. (2016).