IXI Dataset (Guy's Hospital)
The IXI Dataset provides nearly 600 MRI scans from normal, healthy subjects, collected as part of the Information eXtraction from Images (IXI) project (EPSRC GR/S21533/02).
Dataset Description
Each subject underwent a standardized MRI protocol including:
- T1-weighted images
- T2-weighted images
- PD-weighted images
- Magnetic Resonance Angiography (MRA)
- Diffusion-weighted images (15 directions)
MRI data were collected at three hospitals in London:
| Hospital | Scanner | Field Strength |
|---|---|---|
| Hammersmith Hospital | Philips | 3T |
| Guy’s Hospital | Philips | 1.5T |
| Institute of Psychiatry | GE | 1.5T |
Download Links
All images are provided in NIfTI (.nii.gz) format and can be downloaded directly from the IXI project site:
- T1 images
- T2 images
- PD images
- MRA images
- DTI images (includes
bvecs.txtandbvals.txt) - Demographic information (spreadsheet)
License
This dataset is distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 International (CC BY-SA 3.0) license.
You are free to share and adapt the material, provided that appropriate credit is given and any derivatives are shared under the same license.
Please acknowledge the source of the IXI data, e.g.:
“Data provided by the IXI project, Imperial College London (https://brain-development.org/ixi-dataset/).”
Citation
If you use this dataset, please cite the IXI project and acknowledge support from:
Biomedical Image Analysis Group, Imperial College London
South Kensington Campus, London SW7 2AZ
Tel: +44 (0)20 7589 5111