Click one of the following links to download the NBIA Downloader for that operating system. |
After you search for images of interest and add them to your data basket, you can download them.
The most convenient method of downloading is by using the Downloader. You must install the Downloader before you begin downloading. You only have to install it once to use it in future downloading sessions.
Consult the Downloader App FAQ for more information about Downloader app versions and usage. |
If you cannot install the Downloader app for any reason, you can run the Temporary Downloader (JNLP) instead. |
To install the Downloader app on Windows or Mac
To install the Downloader app on Linux (centOS or Ubuntu)
You must have the sudo privilege on your computer and a sudo password to install the Downloader app on CentOS and Ubuntu.
sudo yum -v -y remove TCIADownloader.x86_64;sudo yum -y install TCIADownloader-2.0-1.x86_64.rpm
sudo -S dpkg -r TCIADownloader.x86_64;sudo -S dpkg -i TCIADownloader-2.0-2.x86_64.deb
When you start downloading the images you have added to the data basket, NBIA provides a list of those images in a manifest file (manifest-xxx.tcia
). You must have already installed the Downloader app to open this manifest file and download the images.
You can share the manifest file with collaborators, so that they can download the same images that you have added to your data basket. Collaborators must also install the Downloader app to open the manifest file. If you want to share a manifest file that includes links to private image collections, you must first manually install the latest Downloader app. The latest version of the Downloader app controls access to private collections. In addition, your collaborators must have the same access to those private collections as you do. Otherwise, your collaborators will not be able to download images from those collections. |
Click the manifest-xxx.tcia
file.
If you are only downloading public images, the Downloader appears, listing the items in your data basket. If you are downloading any private images, see the note about downloading private data.
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. |
Click Browse to navigate to the destination where you want the images/annotations to be downloaded.
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
.
If network errors occur during large downloads, Download Manager retries the files the number of times that your administrator has configured. |
If you are downloading any private data, you are prompted to log in.
Once you log in, the Downloader appears.
If you do not have permission to access even one of the collections/sites to which the images you have in your manifest file, you are prompted to contact the help desk to request permission to access all of the images.