Format

MRtrix File Format

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Summary

Name: MRtrix File Format
Identifiers: PUID: fmt/2074
Format type: Dataset
Description: MRtrix or MIF files are associated with the MRtrix software which provides a variety of tools for diffusion MRI analysis. MIF formats are capable of handling extra data in the text header section, which stores data in binary format.
Note: https://mrtrix.readthedocs.io/en/latest/index.html https://mrtrix.readthedocs.io/en/latest/getting_started/image_data.html
File extensions: mif
Submitted by: Digital Research Alliance of Canada - FRDR / Alliance de recherche numérique du Canada – DFDR

Internal signatures

MRtrix

Description: BOF; Offset:0; Magic Bytes: 'mrtrix image'

Byte sequences

Min Frag Length: Absolute from BOF
Offset: 0
Max offset: 0
Byte Sequence: 6D727472697820696D616765
Endianness: None

Changelog

V122

Release date

19 January 2026
- Added format
  
  MRtrix File Format: Full entry added. Submitted by Digital Research Alliance of Canada - Federated Research Data Repository / Alliance de recherche numérique du Canada - Dépôt fédéré de données de recherche.
- Added signature
  
  MRtrix File Format: Signature researched and samples provided by Digital Research Alliance of Canada - Federated Research Data Repository / Alliance de recherche numérique du Canada - Dépôt fédéré de données de recherche.