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This chapter describes how to review results of TCIA database searches.
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Search Results Overview
In reviewing search results, it is important to review the hierarchy of submissions in TCIA.
Collection > Patient (Subject) > Study > Series > Images |
A Simple Search, Text Search, and Advanced Search each orders search results by Subject ID on the Search Results (by Subject) page. Clicking that Subject ID displays the studies and image series matching the search criteria for that subject. For more information, see 3 - Working with Images in TCIA 6.5.
You can view images associated with studies for the selected subject in various ways, including:
- viewing all study images in a DICOM web viewer,
- viewing thumbnails of all study images on the 3 - Working with Images in TCIA 6.5 page
- viewing selected images in your desktop DICOM viewer,
- viewing all study images in a cine loop,
- or viewing the DICOM header of the first image in the series.
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At any point in the process of reviewing results, you can add items - all data pertaining to a patient, study, or an image series - to your data basket. When items are in your data basket, you must take a subsequent step to download them. |
When you download a series that has annotation files (indicated by Yes in the Contains Annotations column), they are automatically downloaded as well.
Search Results (Studies for Subject)
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Search Results (Images for Series)
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Viewing Image Animation
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Obtaining DICOM Viewers
Images in the TCIA repository are stored in the medical image standard, Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine (DICOM). A DICOM file stores the digital image, along with a series of tags that contain metadata about the image such as patient ID, study ID, patient weight, and anatomic site. More information about DICOM is available.
Select Tools > List DICOM Image Viewers to open a page of selected links to freeware DICOM image viewers. This list is provided for your convenience. Many other DICOM viewers are available on the internet. This is not an endorsement of the listed viewers.
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The images in this in vivo image repository need to be downloaded before you can view them using the viewers. |
- ImageJ (runs on Linux, Mac OS 9, Mac OS X, Windows, and the Sharp Zaurus PDA. (runs on Linux, Mac OS 9, Windows, and the Sharp Zaurus PDA)
- FusionViewer open source and multi-platform PET/CT display software package
- OSIRIX (runs on Mac OSX)
- ClearCanvas
- 3D Slicer
Downloading TCIA Images
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Working with the Data Basket
As you search TCIA, you can add any data items to your Data Basket to download later. The items in your Data Basket remain there only for the current work session.
Adding Items to Your Basket
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You can add the images associated with a subject, a single series, or the entire study to your data basket. You can also choose individual images to add to your data basket. When you have marked a record for addition to the data basket, it is highlighted in yellow.
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to clear it. - To mark all records in the search results as records you want to add to your data basket, click the basket icon in the column header or click
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Managing the Data Basket
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Downloading the Data Basket
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Working With Shared Lists
TCIA provides a way for you to identify and label a collection of image series for you to use or share with other TCIA users.
Creating a Shared List
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Editing a Shared List
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Searching a Shared List
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Exporting a Shared List
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