Add SpectralWidth in v0.8

wtclarke · Dec 6, 2023 · 9f08a9e · 9f08a9e
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diff --git a/changelog.md b/changelog.md
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 # Changelog
 
-## 17th Jan 2023 (V0.7)
+## 6th December 2023 (V0.8)
+- Add SpectralWidth as a standard defined header value. However the dwell time stored in `pixdim[4]` is defined as the preferentially used value.
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+## 17th January 2023 (V0.7)
 - Update anonymisation flags for ManufacturersModelName and DeviceSerialNumber as per US HIPPA guidance.
 
 ## 23rd July 2022 (V0.6)

diff --git a/specification.MD b/specification.MD
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 # NIfTI MRS format specification
 
-Version 0.7
+Version 0.8
 
 
 # 1 Purpose
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    <td><strong>Description</strong></td>
    <td><strong>Anon (Y/N)</strong></td>
   </tr>
+  <tr>
+   <td>SpectralWidth</td>
+   <td>number</td>
+   <td>Hz</td>
+   <td>The spectral bandwidth of the MR signal that is sampled. Inverse of the dwell time. NIfTI-MRS standard compliant software will always preferentially infer the spectral width from the dwell time stored in the NIfTI pixdim field. Units: hertz</td>
+   <td>N</td>
+  </tr>
   <tr>
    <td>EchoTime</td>
    <td>number</td>