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Neuroimaging Informatics Technology Initiative

The Neuroimaging Informatics Technology Initiative (NIfTI) is an open file format commonly used to store brain imaging data obtained using Magnetic Resonance Imaging methods.

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Neuroimaging Informatics Technology Initiative
Filename extension
.nii, .nii.gz, .hdr/.img
Initial release2 September 2003 (2003-09-02)
Latest release
2.0
Open format?Yes
Websitenifti.nimh.nih.gov

The Neuroimaging Informatics Technology Initiative (NIfTI) is an open file format1 commonly used to store brain imaging data obtained using Magnetic Resonance Imaging methods.

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  1. dfwg. "NIfTI: — Neuroimaging Informatics Technology Initiative". nifti.nimh.nih.gov. Retrieved 2019-08-03.
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