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Appendix IV: Entity table

This section compiles the entities (key-value pairs) described throughout this specification, and establishes a common order within a filename. For example, if a file has an acquisition and reconstruction label, the acquisition entity must precede the reconstruction entity. REQUIRED and OPTIONAL entities for a given file type are denoted. Entity formats indicate whether the value is alphanumeric (<label>) or numeric (<index>).

A general introduction to entities is given in the section on file name structure

Entity Subject Session Task Acquisition Contrast Enhancing Agent Reconstruction Phase-Encoding Direction Run Corresponding modality Echo Recording Processed (on device) Space Split
Format sub-<label> ses-<label> task-<label> acq-<label> ce-<label> rec-<label> dir-<label> run-<index> mod-<label> echo-<index> recording-<label> proc-<label> space-<label> split-<index>
func
(bold cbv phase sbref events)
REQUIRED OPTIONAL REQUIRED OPTIONAL OPTIONAL OPTIONAL OPTIONAL OPTIONAL OPTIONAL
func
(physio stim)
REQUIRED OPTIONAL REQUIRED OPTIONAL OPTIONAL OPTIONAL OPTIONAL OPTIONAL
dwi
(dwi bvec bval)
REQUIRED OPTIONAL OPTIONAL OPTIONAL OPTIONAL
fmap
(phasediff phase1 phase2 magnitude1 magnitude2 magnitude fieldmap)
REQUIRED OPTIONAL OPTIONAL OPTIONAL
fmap
(epi)
REQUIRED OPTIONAL OPTIONAL OPTIONAL REQUIRED OPTIONAL
beh
(events stim physio)
REQUIRED OPTIONAL REQUIRED
meg
REQUIRED OPTIONAL REQUIRED OPTIONAL OPTIONAL OPTIONAL OPTIONAL
eeg
REQUIRED OPTIONAL REQUIRED OPTIONAL OPTIONAL
ieeg
REQUIRED OPTIONAL REQUIRED OPTIONAL OPTIONAL
channels
(meg/eeg/ieeg)
REQUIRED OPTIONAL REQUIRED OPTIONAL
headshape
(meg)
REQUIRED OPTIONAL OPTIONAL OPTIONAL
markers
(meg)
REQUIRED OPTIONAL OPTIONAL OPTIONAL OPTIONAL
photo
(meg/eeg/ieeg)
REQUIRED OPTIONAL OPTIONAL
electrodes
(eeg/ieeg)
REQUIRED OPTIONAL OPTIONAL OPTIONAL
events
(meg/eeg/ieeg)
REQUIRED OPTIONAL REQUIRED OPTIONAL

Entity table for anatomy imaging data

Entity Subject Session Task Acquisition Contrast Enhancing Agent Reconstruction Phase-Encoding Direction Run Corresponding Modality Echo Flip Angle Inversion Time Magnetization Transfer Part Recording Processed Space
Format sub-<label> ses-<label> task-<label> acq-<label> ce-<label> rec-<label> dir-<label> run-<index> mod-<suffix> echo-<index> fa-<index> inv-<index> mt-<on/off> part-<label> recording-<label> proc-<label> space-<label>
anat (T1w T2w PDw T2starw FLASH inplaneT1 inplaneT2) REQUIRED OPTIONAL OPTIONAL OPTIONAL OPTIONAL OPTIONAL OPTIONAL
anat (defacemask) REQUIRED OPTIONAL OPTIONAL OPTIONAL OPTIONAL OPTIONAL OPTIONAL
anat (T1map T2map T2starmap R1map R2map R2starmap PDmap MTRmap MTsat UNIT1 T1rho MWFmap PDT2map B1plusmap) REQUIRED OPTIONAL OPTIONAL OPTIONAL OPTIONAL OPTIONAL
anat (MESE MGRE) REQUIRED OPTIONAL OPTIONAL OPTIONAL OPTIONAL OPTIONAL REQUIRED OPTIONAL
anat (VFA) REQUIRED OPTIONAL OPTIONAL OPTIONAL OPTIONAL OPTIONAL REQUIRED OPTIONAL
anat (MP2RAGE) REQUIRED OPTIONAL OPTIONAL OPTIONAL OPTIONAL OPTIONAL OPTIONAL REQUIRED REQUIRED OPTIONAL
anat (MPM MTS) REQURED OPTIONAL OPTIONAL OPTIONAL OPTIONAL OPTIONAL OPTIONAL REQUIRED REQUIRED OPTIONAL
anat (MTR) REQUIRED OPTIONAL OPTIONAL OPTIONAL OPTIONAL OPTIONAL REQUIRED OPTIONAL
anat (IRT1) REQUIRED OPTIONAL OPTIONAL OPTIONAL OPTIONAL OPTIONAL REQUIRED OPTIONAL