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Format

Image Cytometry Standard

Summary

Name
Image Cytometry Standard
Version
2
Identifiers
PUID: fmt/578
Format type
Image (Raster)
Description
The Image Cytometry Standard (ICS) is a digital multidimensional image file format used in life sciences microscopy. It stores not only the image data, but also the microscopic parameters describing the optics during the acquisition. Version 2 of the format contains both the metadata and pixel data.
File extensions
ics
Source
Tessella / Tessella

Relationships

Is subsequent version of

Internal signatures

Image Cytometry Standard 2.0

Note
BOF: <horizontal tab><line feed>ics_version.2.0

Byte sequences

Min Frag Length
Absolute from BOF
Offset
0
Max offset
0
Byte Sequence
090A6963735F76657273696F6E09322E30
Endianness
None

Changelog

  • Added in V70

    Release date
    28 August 2013

    Image Cytometry Standard 2: Signature provided by Tessella.

    Image Cytometry Standard 2: Outline Entry submitted by Tessella.