| .a |
ECAT 7.x (HR+) attenuation file |
Required in image reconstruction |
| .alg |
Allogg blood on-line sampler raw data |
Allogg data format |
| .atn |
ECAT 6.3 attenuation file |
Required in image reconstruction
PET raw data in Turku |
| .bat |
PC/Windows batch files (scripts) |
Batch files are small programs that can be created with any text editor. For example they are used to process blood data |
| .bld |
GEMS blood on-line sampler raw data |
Scanditronics/GEMS data format |
| PMOD format for plasma and blood TACs |
PMOD files can be converted using pmod2dft and dft2pmod. |
| .bz2 |
bzip2 compressed file(s) |
Windows command-prompt tools for compression (bzip2) and decompression (bunzip2) are available in TPC. Software can also be downloaded from http://www.bzip2.org |
| .cpt |
CPT file |
CPT format specification.
ASCII data file containing the regional time-activity curves (TACs) drawn and calculated using CTI Imagetool or Vinci. CPT files can be converted to DFT format using cpt2dft. |
| .cr |
Count-rate file |
ASCII data file containing the true counts collected by the PET scanner during each second of the scanning. Used for time-delay correction |
| .csv |
Comma-separated values |
ASCII file format for storing tabular data. For example, simple TAC data in Excel can be saved in CSV format, and thereafter converted to DFT using csv2dft. |
| .dcm |
DICOM image (or one part of it) |
PET images in Turku |
| .dft |
Regional TAC file |
DFT format specification
Converting DFT to HTML table |
| .exe |
PC/Windows executable program file |
Programs with command-line interface can be used in Command prompt window |
| .fit |
File containing parameters of mathematical functions fitted to time-activity curves (TACs) |
FIT format specification;
TACs can be calculated from FIT files or FIT files can be converted to RES files. |
| Input file for [15O]water studies (*_blo.fit) |
Time-delay corrected [15O]water blood TAC file |
| .hc |
Head-curve data from HRRT scanner |
Convert the head-curve file into usual count-rate format before using it in time-delay fitting |
| .hdr |
Analyze 7.5, NIfTI-1, or Inveon/MicroPET image header, if together with *.img file |
PET images in Turku |
| .head |
Head-curve |
An average TAC of whole dynamic image or sinogram used instead of count-rate curve in correction of time-delay |
.htm
.html |
(X)HTML files to be viewed with WWW browsers |
Converting DFT to HTML table
Converting results to HTML tables |
| .idwc |
ROI TAC file in Imanet Hammersmith |
Format of *.idwc files
Regional tissue data can be converted between file formats in Turku and in Hammersmith format using dft2idwc and idwc2dft |
| .if |
Input file in Imanet Hammersmith |
Format of *.if files
Plasma (corrected for metabolites) and blood data can be converted between file formats in Turku and in Hammersmith using dft2if and dft2if |
| Interfile image format |
Image format for HRRT. Conversion to ECAT with ImageConverter. |
| .ift |
TPC internal format |
Description of IFT format and its use. |
| .ima |
GE2048 and GE4096 (GE Scanditronix) image file |
Program ctx2cti to convert ima files to ECAT 6.3 format is available for SunOS platforms by request. |
| .img |
ECAT 6.3 image (2D), or
Analyze 7.5, NIfTI-1, or Inveon/MicropET image, if together with *.hdr file |
PET images in Turku |
| .jar |
Java archive |
Java program that can be executed with command
java -jar foo.jar
JAR in Wikipedia |
| .kbq |
TAC file in units [kBq/ml] |
Old format of regional TAC files: *.roi.kbq
Arterial blood: *ab.kbq
Venous blood: *vb.kbq
Arterial plasma: *ap.kbq
Venous plasma: *vp.kbq |
| .lis |
Scanditronics blood on-line sampler raw data (usually *_blo.lis) |
Scanditronics/GEMS data format |
| .n |
ECAT 7.x (HR+) normalization file |
Required in image reconstruction |
| .nci |
TAC file in units [nCi/ml] |
Old format of regional TAC files: *.roi.nci
Arterial blood: *ab.nci
Venous blood: *vb.nci
Arterial plasma: *ap.nci
Venous plasma: *vp.nci |
| .nii |
NIfTI image (single file format) |
NIfTI-1; Supported by Carimas, but not yet by TPC C software |
| .nrm |
ECAT 6.3 sinogram normalization file |
Required in image reconstruction
PET raw data in Turku |
| .opj |
Origin graphics and data file format |
Ask IT group to install Origin to your PC/Windows |
| .par |
Parameter file for program mrprec
Parameter file for program fbprec |
Image reconstruction |
| .petgui |
PetGui UI definition file |
User Interface definition for PetGui |
| .petguiapp |
PetGui session file |
Saved PetGui session |
| .petguibatch |
PetGui pipeline file |
Saved PetGui pipeline |
| .ps |
PostScript file |
Installing GSview
Plotting PET TACs in PS graphs |
| .r |
Head-curve data from HR+ scanner |
Convert the head-curve file into usual count-rate format before using it in time-delay fitting |
| .rat |
File containing fractions of parent tracer in plasma (*.rat, *ap.rat) |
Fraction file format |
| Blood-to-plasma ratios (*bp.rat) |
Often measured during on-line sampling of blood. Later, blood TAC can be converted to plasma using this ratio. |
| .res |
Data analysis results |
RES format specification
Converting results to HTML tables |
| .roi |
Image region-of-interest (ROI) definitions |
Drawing and handling ROIs |
| .scn |
ECAT 6.3 sinogram (scan file) |
Required in image reconstruction
PET raw data in Turku |
| .s |
ECAT 7.x sinogram |
PET raw data in Turku |
| .sif |
Scan information file |
Format of SIF file
Mandatory with Analyze image to keep time information |
| .svg |
Scalable Vector Graphics, an XML graphics file format |
SVG files can be viewed in web browsers; for example, Renesis Player is a free SVG viewer and Windows Explorer plugin.
Making SVG files from PET TACs |
| .tac |
Regional time-activity curves in PMOD format |
PMOD files can be converted using pmod2dft and dft2pmod. |
| .tif |
Graphics file format |
For viewing PET images on computers without dedicated analysis software; making TIF images from PET images |
| .tsv |
TSV file |
ASCII data file containing the regional time-activity curves (TACs) drawn and calculated using Amide. The *.tsv files can be converted to DFT format using tsv2dft. |
| .txt |
ASCII text file |
Simple text file, made with for example Notepad (Windows) or gedit (Unix/Linux). |
Parameter file for program mrprec
Parameter file for program fbprec |
Image reconstruction |
| .v |
ECAT 7.x image (volume) |
PET images in Turku |
.wk1
.wk3 |
Lotus spreadsheet file |
PET results were previously collected and processed using Lotus 1-2-3. MS Excel can import Lotus files |
| .xls |
Microsoft Excel spreadsheet file |
To import data in Excel: convert TAC data or result data into HTML table format with dft2html, res2html, or rescoll, and then drag-and-drop the HTML file in Excel.
To export TAC data, save your data in .csv format in Excel, and then convert .csv to DFT. |
| .zip |
ZIP compressed file(s) |
WinZip available in all hospital PCs
ZipCentral
Info-ZIP |
