{
  "id": 596492,
  "title": "Location/SOPInstanceUID might be incorrect for a few CT series",
  "url": "/competitions/rsna-intracranial-aneurysm-detection/discussion/596492",
  "author_name": "Patrick Robitaille",
  "post_date": "2025-08-04T01:09:08.846000",
  "votes": 3,
  "comment_count": 1,
  "views": 0,
  "content": "<p>While working on setting my pre-processing pipeline, I have come across 10 cases where the location and perhaps the CT slice (SOPInstanceUID) containing the centre of an aneurysm might be incorrect. Sometimes it looks like it could be on the correct slice, but not at the right location (i.e. coordinates are wrong); sometimes it is clear that is not on the correct slice.</p>\n<p>The most obvious case is for SeriesInstanceUID <code>1.2.826.0.1.3680043.8.498.17677548211553545296698864792051352427</code>, where the slice supposedly containing the centre of the aneurysm is a scout (coordinates shown with a red +):</p>\n<p><img src=\"https://www.googleapis.com/download/storage/v1/b/kaggle-forum-message-attachments/o/inbox%2F3537669%2Ffcf69572f00daeb6bcf7962c353162da%2F1.2.826.0.1.3680043.8.498.17677548211553545296698864792051352427.png?generation=1754269397475166&amp;alt=media\" alt=\"\"></p>\n<p>An example where it is not clear whether the slice and/or the location is correct is SeriesInstanceUID <code>1.2.826.0.1.3680043.8.498.96638167058095284803782949542440223853</code>:</p>\n<p><img src=\"https://www.googleapis.com/download/storage/v1/b/kaggle-forum-message-attachments/o/inbox%2F3537669%2Fc6909a152171662e4c9fd7a0d1745bdc%2F1.2.826.0.1.3680043.8.498.96638167058095284803782949542440223853.png?generation=1754269694014728&amp;alt=media\" alt=\"\"></p>\n<p>The list of series to be queried for this problem is attached below. Could the organisers please review this list at their earliest convenience.</p>",
  "messages": [
    {
      "id": 3262605,
      "postDate": "2025-08-04T01:09:08.847Z",
      "content": "<p>While working on setting my pre-processing pipeline, I have come across 10 cases where the location and perhaps the CT slice (SOPInstanceUID) containing the centre of an aneurysm might be incorrect. Sometimes it looks like it could be on the correct slice, but not at the right location (i.e. coordinates are wrong); sometimes it is clear that is not on the correct slice.</p>\n<p>The most obvious case is for SeriesInstanceUID <code>1.2.826.0.1.3680043.8.498.17677548211553545296698864792051352427</code>, where the slice supposedly containing the centre of the aneurysm is a scout (coordinates shown with a red +):</p>\n<p><img src=\"https://www.googleapis.com/download/storage/v1/b/kaggle-forum-message-attachments/o/inbox%2F3537669%2Ffcf69572f00daeb6bcf7962c353162da%2F1.2.826.0.1.3680043.8.498.17677548211553545296698864792051352427.png?generation=1754269397475166&amp;alt=media\" alt=\"\"></p>\n<p>An example where it is not clear whether the slice and/or the location is correct is SeriesInstanceUID <code>1.2.826.0.1.3680043.8.498.96638167058095284803782949542440223853</code>:</p>\n<p><img src=\"https://www.googleapis.com/download/storage/v1/b/kaggle-forum-message-attachments/o/inbox%2F3537669%2Fc6909a152171662e4c9fd7a0d1745bdc%2F1.2.826.0.1.3680043.8.498.96638167058095284803782949542440223853.png?generation=1754269694014728&amp;alt=media\" alt=\"\"></p>\n<p>The list of series to be queried for this problem is attached below. Could the organisers please review this list at their earliest convenience.</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "While working on setting my pre-processing pipeline, I have come across 10 cases where the location and perhaps the CT slice (SOPInstanceUID) containing the centre of an aneurysm might be incorrect. Sometimes it looks like it could be on the correct slice, but not at the right location (i.e. coordinates are wrong); sometimes it is clear that is not on the correct slice.\n\nThe most obvious case is for SeriesInstanceUID `1.2.826.0.1.3680043.8.498.17677548211553545296698864792051352427`, where the slice supposedly containing the centre of the aneurysm is a scout (coordinates shown with a red +):\n\n![](https://www.googleapis.com/download/storage/v1/b/kaggle-forum-message-attachments/o/inbox%2F3537669%2Ffcf69572f00daeb6bcf7962c353162da%2F1.2.826.0.1.3680043.8.498.17677548211553545296698864792051352427.png?generation=1754269397475166&alt=media)\n\nAn example where it is not clear whether the slice and/or the location is correct is SeriesInstanceUID `1.2.826.0.1.3680043.8.498.96638167058095284803782949542440223853`:\n\n![](https://www.googleapis.com/download/storage/v1/b/kaggle-forum-message-attachments/o/inbox%2F3537669%2Fc6909a152171662e4c9fd7a0d1745bdc%2F1.2.826.0.1.3680043.8.498.96638167058095284803782949542440223853.png?generation=1754269694014728&alt=media)\n\nThe list of series to be queried for this problem is attached below. Could the organisers please review this list at their earliest convenience.\n\n",
      "votes": 3
    },
    {
      "id": 3265695,
      "postDate": "2025-08-07T20:39:05.923Z",
      "content": "<p>Thanks for this. We will take a look. </p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Thanks for this. We will take a look. ",
      "votes": 1
    }
  ],
  "comments": [
    {
      "id": 3265695,
      "author_name": "Evan Calabrese",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "2025-08-07T20:39:05.923000",
      "content": "<p>Thanks for this. We will take a look. </p>",
      "votes": 1,
      "replies": []
    }
  ],
  "raw_markdown_by_id": {
    "3262605": "While working on setting my pre-processing pipeline, I have come across 10 cases where the location and perhaps the CT slice (SOPInstanceUID) containing the centre of an aneurysm might be incorrect. Sometimes it looks like it could be on the correct slice, but not at the right location (i.e. coordinates are wrong); sometimes it is clear that is not on the correct slice.\n\nThe most obvious case is for SeriesInstanceUID `1.2.826.0.1.3680043.8.498.17677548211553545296698864792051352427`, where the slice supposedly containing the centre of the aneurysm is a scout (coordinates shown with a red +):\n\n![](https://www.googleapis.com/download/storage/v1/b/kaggle-forum-message-attachments/o/inbox%2F3537669%2Ffcf69572f00daeb6bcf7962c353162da%2F1.2.826.0.1.3680043.8.498.17677548211553545296698864792051352427.png?generation=1754269397475166&alt=media)\n\nAn example where it is not clear whether the slice and/or the location is correct is SeriesInstanceUID `1.2.826.0.1.3680043.8.498.96638167058095284803782949542440223853`:\n\n![](https://www.googleapis.com/download/storage/v1/b/kaggle-forum-message-attachments/o/inbox%2F3537669%2Fc6909a152171662e4c9fd7a0d1745bdc%2F1.2.826.0.1.3680043.8.498.96638167058095284803782949542440223853.png?generation=1754269694014728&alt=media)\n\nThe list of series to be queried for this problem is attached below. Could the organisers please review this list at their earliest convenience.\n\n",
    "3265695": "Thanks for this. We will take a look. "
  }
}