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In the vast majority of cases, strict anonymisation is impossible.
Use the more generic term deidentification instead.
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DimitriPapadopoulos committed Apr 22, 2024
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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion src/modality-agnostic-files.md
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Template: `code/*`

Source code of scripts that were used to prepare the dataset MAY be stored here.
Examples include anonymization or defacing of the data, or
Examples include deidentification or defacing of the data, or
the conversion from the format of the source data to the BIDS format
(see [source vs. raw vs. derived data](./common-principles.md#source-vs-raw-vs-derived-data)).
Extra care should be taken to avoid including original IDs or
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{{ MACROS___make_sidecar_table("pet.PETTime") }}

We refer to the common principles for the standards for describing dates and timestamps, including possibilities for anonymization (see [Units](../common-principles.md#units)).
We refer to the common principles for the standards for describing dates and timestamps, including possibilities for deidentification (see [Units](../common-principles.md#units)).

#### Reconstruction

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Acquisition time refers to when the first data point in each run was acquired.
Furthermore, if this header is provided, the acquisition times of all files
from the same recording MUST be identical.
Datetime format and their anonymization are described in
Datetime format and their deidentification are described in
[Units](SPEC_ROOT/common-principles.md#units).
type: string
format: datetime
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display_name: Session acquisition time
description: |
Acquisition time refers to when the first data point of the first run was acquired.
Datetime format and their anonymization are described in
Datetime format and their deidentification are described in
[Units](SPEC_ROOT/common-principles.md#units).
type: string
format: datetime
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