Format

Read

Write

Units

Times

Write Precision

Patient
Info

SUV Calculation Info

AFNI

yes

no

no

only identical duration for all frames

-

no

no

ANALYZE

yes

yes

no

only identical duration for all frames

16bit int (scaled), 32bit float

no

no

ANALYZE LPS

no

yes

Compatibility version to write images suitable for older PMOD versions

ANALYZE SPM

yes

no

Compatibility version for reading SPM-generated images so that they are shown in HFS orientation (however, left and right are dependent on SPM settings)

AVW

yes

no

no

no

-

no

no

BrainVISA

yes

no

DICOM

yes

yes

yes

yes

16bit short (scaled), private objects with 32bit float precision

yes

yes, post-injection values only on private GE tags

ECAT 6

yes

no

yes

yes

-

yes

yes

ECAT 7

yes

yes

yes

yes

16bit int (scaled), 32bit float

yes

yes, during save no support for post-injection information

GE Advance

yes

no

yes

yes

-

yes

yes

Graphic

bmp, jpeg, tiff

jpeg

no

no

RGB

no

no

HIDAC

yes

no

no

yes

-

no

no

Interfile

yes

yes

yes

for dynamic study

16bit int (scaled), 32bit float

yes, some information on private tags including patient size, weight, study description, body part

yes, on save only standard elements are populated (no time values or postinjection values)

Matlab

yes

yes

yes

yes

32bit float

patient name, id and study id only

no

MicroPET

yes

no

yes

yes

-

yes

yes

Neurostat

yes

no

-

NifTI

yes

yes

PMOD Files

PMOD files, otherwise identical duration for all frames

16bit int (scaled), 32bit float

only comments supported as series description

no

MINC 1

yes

no

yes

(yes)

-

yes

yes

Philips ImageIO

yes

no

no

yes

-

yes

yes

Philips par/rec version 4

yes

no

no

yes

-

yes

no

Paravision

Raw

yes

yes

no

no

8bit int (scaled), 16bit int (scaled), 32bit float

no

no

TIFF

yes

yes

no

no

RGB

no

no

Varian FDF

yes

no

-