Index Tables Column Descriptions

Note

This page has been superseded by the comprehensive Index Tables Reference page, which provides automatically-generated, up-to-date documentation for all index tables including:

• Complete column descriptions from the official schemas

• Table relationship diagrams

• Schema version information

• All available index tables (not just the main ones)

Please visit Index Tables Reference for the complete documentation.

Quick Links

For detailed information about each index table, see:

• Index Tables Reference - Complete reference with all tables and columns

• index table - Main metadata table (series-level)

• sm_index table - Slide microscopy metadata (series-level)

• sm_instance_index table - Slide microscopy metadata (instance-level)

• clinical_index table - Clinical data dictionary

• collections_index table - Collection metadata

• analysis_results_index table - Analysis results metadata

• prior_versions_index table - Historical version tracking

All tables are documented in detail on the Index Tables Reference page.

Overview

idc-index wraps indices of IDC data: tables containing the most important metadata attributes describing the files available in IDC. The main metadata index is available in the index variable (which is a pandas DataFrame) of IDCClient. Additional index tables such as the clinical_index contain non-DICOM clinical data or slide microscopy specific tables (indicated by the prefix sm) include metadata attributes specific to slide microscopy images.

For complete, up-to-date column descriptions and schemas, please refer to the Index Tables Reference page.