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Once you've gotten your project approved, you will have to set up a scanning protocol that your project's scanning sessions will follow. An important part of this is how you name your acquisitions, since adequate naming will ensure an easy transition to BIDS (see [[DataExport|the Data Export page]]).

===Naming convention for exam cards===
To enable correct file naming and conversion, exam card names should adhere to the following convention:
: <code><researchgroup>_<project>_<extra info if need be></code>
E.g. <code>Dumoulin_SDVICI, Zwaag_Cerebellum, or SC-develop_VASO</code> etc.

===Naming convention for subjects===
To enable correct dicom naming, subject IDs should adhere to one these four formats:
<code><subjectID>, <subjectID>_<sessionID></code>
E.g. <code>sub-01, sub-01_ses-01</code> etc.

Do '''not''' use:
: <code><projectID>_<subjectID></code> as this will lead to problems with subsequent automatic conversions.
Also, make sure that you use a new subjectID / sessionID for each subject in the project.

===Naming convention for sequences (optional, only needed for automatic conversion)===
Functional MRI with topup
: <code>BOLD_<taskname>_run-01</code> This is run 01 of the task
: <code>FMAP_<taskname>_run-01</code> This is the topup sequence that goes with run 01
: <code>BOLD_<taskname>_run-02</code> This is run 02 of the task
: <code>FMAP_<taskname>_run-02</code> This is the topup sequence that goes with run 02

Make sure that your runs are consecutively named <code>_run-XX</code>, where XX is the index of the run. 

Functional MRI with B0
: <code>BOLD_<taskname>_run-03</code> This is run 03 of the task
: <code>B0_acq-<taskname></code> This is the B0 sequence that goes with run 03. Note that phase-difference B0 maps are usually applied to multiple bold runs in a session. 

Standard Anatomy
: <code>T1w_run-01</code> This is the first T1 weighted anatomical
: <code>T1w_run-02</code> This is the second T1 weighted anatomical
: <code>T2w</code> This is the ''only'' T2 weighted anatomical
: <code>T2starw</code> This is the ''only'' T2* weighted anatomical
: <code>Dw</code> This is the ''only'' diffusion weighted anatomical
Fancy anatomy -- tentative (BIDS specification has changed and ReproIn is unclear)
: <code>T1map</code> This is the only T1 map
: <code>T2*map</code> This is the only T2* map
: <code>MEMP2RAGE_[_echo-<index>]inv-1_part-mag</code> This is the magnitude map of the first inversion in an MP2RAGE
: <code>MEMP2RAGE_[_echo-<index>]inv-1_part-phase</code> This is the phase map of the first inversion in an MP2RAGE
: <code>MEMP2RAGE_[_echo-<index>]inv-2_part-mag</code> This is the magnitude map of the second inversion in an MP2RAGE
: <code>MEMP2RAGE_[_echo-<index>]inv-2_part-phase</code> This is the phase map of the second inversion in an MP2RAGE