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Format

MRtrix File Format

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Summary

Name
MRtrix File Format
Identifiers
PUID: fmt/2074
Format type
Dataset
Description
MRtrix or MIF files are associated with the MRtrix software which provides a variety of tools for diffusion MRI analysis. MIF formats are capable of handling extra data in the text header section, which stores data in binary format.
Note
https://mrtrix.readthedocs.io/en/latest/index.html https://mrtrix.readthedocs.io/en/latest/getting_started/image_data.html
File extensions
mif
Source
Digital Research Alliance of Canada - FRDR / Alliance de recherche numérique du Canada – DFDR

Internal signatures

MRtrix

Note
BOF; Offset:0; Magic Bytes: 'mrtrix image'

Byte sequences

Min Frag Length
Absolute from BOF
Offset
0
Max offset
0
Byte Sequence
6D727472697820696D616765
Endianness
None

Changelog

  • Added in V122

    Release date
    19 January 2026

    MRtrix File Format: Signature researched and samples provided by Digital Research Alliance of Canada - Federated Research Data Repository / Alliance de recherche numérique du Canada - Dépôt fédéré de données de recherche.

    MRtrix File Format: Full entry added. Submitted by Digital Research Alliance of Canada - Federated Research Data Repository / Alliance de recherche numérique du Canada - Dépôt fédéré de données de recherche.