{
  "id": 606577,
  "title": "Clarification on f in train_localizers.csv",
  "url": "/competitions/rsna-intracranial-aneurysm-detection/discussion/606577",
  "author_name": "YYama",
  "post_date": "2025-09-08T23:25:58.983000",
  "votes": 7,
  "comment_count": 4,
  "views": 0,
  "content": "<p>Does the newly added f in the coordinates column of train_localizers.csv correspond to the z-axis coordinate in the 3D array?</p>\n<p>It might have been announced somewhere already, but it would be very helpful if the Dataset Description page could be updated to reflect this.</p>",
  "messages": [
    {
      "id": 3285938,
      "postDate": "2025-09-08T23:25:58.983Z",
      "content": "<p>Does the newly added f in the coordinates column of train_localizers.csv correspond to the z-axis coordinate in the 3D array?</p>\n<p>It might have been announced somewhere already, but it would be very helpful if the Dataset Description page could be updated to reflect this.</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Does the newly added f in the coordinates column of train_localizers.csv correspond to the z-axis coordinate in the 3D array?\n\nIt might have been announced somewhere already, but it would be very helpful if the Dataset Description page could be updated to reflect this.",
      "votes": 7
    },
    {
      "id": 3287118,
      "postDate": "2025-09-10T22:16:46.083Z",
      "content": "<p>The f values correspond to the index of the DICOM frame where the aneurysm is located, which is effectively equivalent to the z coordinate. Note that this \"frame index\" starts at 0, while DICOM frame numbers start at 1. This only applies to the 3D DICOMS where multiple frames are present in a single DICOM file, which is a minority of the dataset.</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "The f values correspond to the index of the DICOM frame where the aneurysm is located, which is effectively equivalent to the z coordinate. Note that this \"frame index\" starts at 0, while DICOM frame numbers start at 1. This only applies to the 3D DICOMS where multiple frames are present in a single DICOM file, which is a minority of the dataset.",
      "votes": 5
    },
    {
      "id": 3285948,
      "postDate": "2025-09-09T00:30:35.540Z",
      "content": "<p>Thanks for the insigth. I think it should be more as the direct volume first index since is present in already stacked DICOM volumes. There is 0 values?</p>\n<p>From <a href=\"https://www.kaggle.com/competitions/rsna-intracranial-aneurysm-detection/discussion/600036\" target=\"_blank\">here</a></p>\n<blockquote>\n  <ol>\n  <li>Issue with aneurysm coordinates for multi-frame DICOMS<br>\n  <a href=\"https://www.kaggle.com/competitions/rsna-intracranial-aneurysm-detection/discussion/591546\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.kaggle.com/competitions/rsna-intracranial-aneurysm-detection/discussion/591546</a><br>\n  Fixed with a new version train_localizer.csv with ‘f’ frame numbers for multi-frame DICOMS</li>\n  </ol>\n</blockquote>\n<p>Is the frame, so may be is the index + 1? So yes, like an instance number?</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Thanks for the insigth. I think it should be more as the direct volume first index since is present in already stacked DICOM volumes. There is 0 values?\n\nFrom [here](https://www.kaggle.com/competitions/rsna-intracranial-aneurysm-detection/discussion/600036)\n\n>1. Issue with aneurysm coordinates for multi-frame DICOMS\nhttps://www.kaggle.com/competitions/rsna-intracranial-aneurysm-detection/discussion/591546\nFixed with a new version train_localizer.csv with ‘f’ frame numbers for multi-frame DICOMS\n\nIs the frame, so may be is the index + 1? So yes, like an instance number?",
      "votes": 2,
      "replies": [
        {
          "id": 3285955,
          "postDate": "2025-09-09T00:51:57.777Z",
          "content": "<p>Thank you for the additional note.</p>\n<p>I mentioned InstanceNumber, but since there are 3D arrays, the more appropriate question should have been whether it corresponds exactly to the z-axis coordinate or if it requires a +1 adjustment. </p>\n<p>I will wait for the host’s response.</p>",
          "rawMarkdown": "Thank you for the additional note.\n\nI mentioned InstanceNumber, but since there are 3D arrays, the more appropriate question should have been whether it corresponds exactly to the z-axis coordinate or if it requires a +1 adjustment. \n\nI will wait for the host’s response.",
          "votes": 3,
          "replies": [
            {
              "id": 3286570,
              "postDate": "2025-09-10T03:37:01.420Z",
              "content": "<p>I just want to point out an additional host's <a href=\"https://www.kaggle.com/competitions/rsna-intracranial-aneurysm-detection/discussion/600036#3273668\" target=\"_blank\">response</a>:<br>\nQ: <code>Does 'f' start at 0 or 1?</code><br>\nA: <code>Dicom standard is to start at 1</code></p>",
              "rawMarkdown": "I just want to point out an additional host's [response](https://www.kaggle.com/competitions/rsna-intracranial-aneurysm-detection/discussion/600036#3273668):\nQ: `Does 'f' start at 0 or 1?`\nA: `Dicom standard is to start at 1`",
              "votes": 3
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
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  "comments": [
    {
      "id": 3287118,
      "author_name": "Evan Calabrese",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "2025-09-10T22:16:46.083000",
      "content": "<p>The f values correspond to the index of the DICOM frame where the aneurysm is located, which is effectively equivalent to the z coordinate. Note that this \"frame index\" starts at 0, while DICOM frame numbers start at 1. This only applies to the 3D DICOMS where multiple frames are present in a single DICOM file, which is a minority of the dataset.</p>",
      "votes": 5,
      "replies": []
    },
    {
      "id": 3285948,
      "author_name": "Ángel Jacinto Sánchez Ruiz",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "2025-09-09T00:30:35.540000",
      "content": "<p>Thanks for the insigth. I think it should be more as the direct volume first index since is present in already stacked DICOM volumes. There is 0 values?</p>\n<p>From <a href=\"https://www.kaggle.com/competitions/rsna-intracranial-aneurysm-detection/discussion/600036\" target=\"_blank\">here</a></p>\n<blockquote>\n  <ol>\n  <li>Issue with aneurysm coordinates for multi-frame DICOMS<br>\n  <a href=\"https://www.kaggle.com/competitions/rsna-intracranial-aneurysm-detection/discussion/591546\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.kaggle.com/competitions/rsna-intracranial-aneurysm-detection/discussion/591546</a><br>\n  Fixed with a new version train_localizer.csv with ‘f’ frame numbers for multi-frame DICOMS</li>\n  </ol>\n</blockquote>\n<p>Is the frame, so may be is the index + 1? So yes, like an instance number?</p>",
      "votes": 2,
      "replies": [
        {
          "id": 3285955,
          "author_name": "YYama",
          "author_url": "",
          "post_date": "2025-09-09T00:51:57.777000",
          "content": "<p>Thank you for the additional note.</p>\n<p>I mentioned InstanceNumber, but since there are 3D arrays, the more appropriate question should have been whether it corresponds exactly to the z-axis coordinate or if it requires a +1 adjustment. </p>\n<p>I will wait for the host’s response.</p>",
          "votes": 3,
          "replies": [
            {
              "id": 3286570,
              "author_name": "Đăng Nguyễn Hồng",
              "author_url": "",
              "post_date": "2025-09-10T03:37:01.420000",
              "content": "<p>I just want to point out an additional host's <a href=\"https://www.kaggle.com/competitions/rsna-intracranial-aneurysm-detection/discussion/600036#3273668\" target=\"_blank\">response</a>:<br>\nQ: <code>Does 'f' start at 0 or 1?</code><br>\nA: <code>Dicom standard is to start at 1</code></p>",
              "votes": 3,
              "replies": []
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
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    "3285938": "Does the newly added f in the coordinates column of train_localizers.csv correspond to the z-axis coordinate in the 3D array?\n\nIt might have been announced somewhere already, but it would be very helpful if the Dataset Description page could be updated to reflect this.",
    "3287118": "The f values correspond to the index of the DICOM frame where the aneurysm is located, which is effectively equivalent to the z coordinate. Note that this \"frame index\" starts at 0, while DICOM frame numbers start at 1. This only applies to the 3D DICOMS where multiple frames are present in a single DICOM file, which is a minority of the dataset.",
    "3285948": "Thanks for the insigth. I think it should be more as the direct volume first index since is present in already stacked DICOM volumes. There is 0 values?\n\nFrom [here](https://www.kaggle.com/competitions/rsna-intracranial-aneurysm-detection/discussion/600036)\n\n>1. Issue with aneurysm coordinates for multi-frame DICOMS\nhttps://www.kaggle.com/competitions/rsna-intracranial-aneurysm-detection/discussion/591546\nFixed with a new version train_localizer.csv with ‘f’ frame numbers for multi-frame DICOMS\n\nIs the frame, so may be is the index + 1? So yes, like an instance number?"
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}