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Downloading the

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Downloader App

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titleGet the TCIA Downloader app

Click one of the following links to download the NBIA Downloader for that operating system.

  • Windows
  • Mac
  • RPM (tested on CentOS)
    To run this file, type the following at the command prompt:
    sudo yum install Downloader-3.0-1.x86_64.rpm
  • DEB (tested on Ubuntu)
    To run this file, type the following at the command prompt:
    sudo dpkg -i downloader_3.0-2_amd64.deb

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Consult the Downloader App FAQ for more information about TCIA Downloader app versions and usage.

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If you cannot install the TCIA Downloader app for any reason, you can run the Temporary TCIA Downloader (JNLP) instead.

Installing the Downloader App

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  1. Search for images of interest.
  2. Add those images to your data basket.
  3. Open the My Data Basket page and click Start Download.
  4. Click the manifest-xxx.tcia file.
    If you are only downloading public images, the TCIA Downloader appears, listing the items in your data basket. If you are downloading any private images, see the note about downloading private data.
    TCIA Downloader with a collection in it to download

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    The Downloader app lists all items you selected in the data basket. You can hover your mouse over the Patient ID, Study Instance, and Series Instance columns to reveal the complete corresponding IDs. You can also resize a column by selecting and dragging the column border.

    If you do not want to download any of those items, select them in the Downloads table and then click Delete. When you remove an item from the Downloads table, it stays in your data basket.

  5. Click Browse to navigate to the destination where you want the images/annotations to be downloaded.

  6. Click Start to begin the download. You can monitor the download in the Progress column. The Status column indicates when the download for each item is complete.

    At any point in the process, you can click the Pause and Resume buttons to temporarily stop and restart the process.

    Note that files downloaded this way are not compressed. The downloaded files are stored in a child folder under the destination folder such as Collection Name > Patient ID > part of Study Date + part of Study ID + part of Study Description + last 5 digits of Study Instance UID > part of Series Number + part of Series Description + last 5 digits of Series Instance UID.

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    titleNetwork Error?

    If network errors occur during large downloads, Download Manager retries the files the number of times that your administrator has configured.

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