The most convenient method of downloading NBIA data is by using the NBIA Data Retriever. You must install the NBIA Data Retriever before you begin downloading data.
However, if you cannot download the application, the alternative is to use the TCIA Download Manager, a Java Network Launch Protocol (JNLP) file.
The TCIA Download Manager allows you to replicate items in your Data Basket, downloading them to your local machine. It is a Java program and requires that you install a Java Runtime Environment (JRETM) on your machine to run it. You can download the JRE. The TCIA Download Manager does not limit the total size of the download.
You must have version 8 or higher of the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) installed to be able to open the TCIA Download Manager.
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Java Security may block the installation of the TCIA Download Manager. You may see a window like the following. To resolve this issue, do the following.
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The TCIA Download Manager initially lists everything in your data basket. You can remove items from the Downloads list in the TCIA Download Manager that you do not want to download. When you remove an item from the list, it remains in the data basket. You just do not download it. |
To download objects using the TCIA Download Manager
The following instructions apply to Windows PCs but you can also use the TCIA Download Manager on Mac OS X. |
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/study instance UID/series instance UID/image SOP instance UID
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The TCIA Download Manager initially lists everything in your data basket. You can remove items from the Downloads list in the TCIA Download Manager that you do not want to download. When you remove an item from the Downloads list, it remains in the data basket. You just do not download it. |
If network errors occur during large downloads, the TCIA Download Manager retries the download the number of times that your administrator configured. |