Hi, 

I have a related question: We're using a Siemens Magnetom Skyra syngo MR XA30 scanner with a multiband acquisition. Since updating dcm2niix to version v1.0.20230411 the warning "Warning: Assuming mosaics saved in reverse order due to 'sSliceArray.ucImageNumb" occured. The images should be acquired with F >> H. When checking the slice timing provided in the json file after conversion, they seem to be correct compared to times from dicom tag 0018,9074 (as described as the last option here: https://github.com/rordenlab/dcm2niix/is...). What causes this warning and is there a way to solve it? 

Thank you for your help!
Lara

Originally posted by Chris Rorden:

Hello,   Your images were acquired with H>>F image numbering mode. Siemens explicitly says you should not use this mode. Please adjust the sequence on your console. Some users assume that this acquires data in a descending rather than an ascending pattern, but this is not the case. It simply changes the order that 2D slices are written to the mosaic. I assume dcm2niix is doing the right thing, but this is virtually untested as Siemens explicitly warns users not to use this mode. Do check the spatial direction, the slice timing and the diffusion vectors if you use this mode. there is very little validation of this mode by dcm2niix (and presumably Siemens as well).  https://crnl.readthedocs.io/stc/index.ht... see PDF by Joachim Graessner linked here https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/SPM/Slice_...   "Do not use the mode H>>F because this complicates the numbering and you will have to sort images manually in most fMRI post-processing tools. The excitation of the slices in this case also starts caudally with the highest image numbers counting backwards!"