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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 enables you to search for images in the local TCIA in vivo image repository. If available, you can also search remote imaging archives.
TCIA is designed to perform the following tasks:
- Search for images in simple or advanced search mode
- Combine search criteria defined in those searches with keyword searches of curated annotation data
- Save the search queries to be used repeatedly
- Review query histories
As subjects, studies, series or images are located, save them to your data basket for download.
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TCIA 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 |
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TCIA provides three search modes:
Performing a Simple Search
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Performing a Text Search
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Performing an Advanced Search
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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 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.
The following procedures are associated with saved search queries.
Creating Saved Queries
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Viewing and Editing Saved Queries
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Viewing Query History
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