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This chapter describes how to search the local and any selected remote image databases for images.

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Performing Searches

TCIA NBIA enables you to search for images in the local TCIA NBIA in vivo image repository. If available, you can also search remote imaging archives.

TCIA NBIA is designed to perform the following tasks:

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titleDownloading series with annotation files

When you download a series that has annotation files (indicated by Yes in the Contains Annotations column), they are automatically downloaded as well.

TCIA NBIA submissions are organized in the following hierarchy, which is important to remember in creating your search query and reviewing search results:

Collection > Patient (Subject) > Study > Series > Images

TCIA NBIA provides three search modes:

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Performing a Simple Search

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Performing a Simple Search 6.5
Performing a Simple Search 6.5

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Performing a Text Search

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Performing a Text Search 67.50
Performing a Text Search 67.50

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Performing an Advanced Search

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Performing an Advanced Search 6.5
Performing an Advanced Search 6.5

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Working with Saved Queries

While performing a Simple Search, you can save your choice of Collection(s), Image Modality(ies), and Anatomical Site as a named query. You can then run that query in the future or edit it, if it if you want to change any of the search criteria. That edited query can either update your original query or become a new query with a new name.

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Creating Saved Queries

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Saving a Search Query 6.35

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Viewing and Editing Saved Queries

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Viewing and Editing Queries 6.5
Viewing and Editing Queries 6.5

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Viewing Query History

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Viewing Query History 6.5

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