nifti2.read.extensions: Read the header extensions of a NIFTI v2 file.

In freesurferformats: Read and Write 'FreeSurfer' Neuroimaging File Formats

Read the header extensions of a NIFTI v2 file.

Description

Read the header extensions of a NIFTI v2 file.

Usage

nifti2.read.extensions(fh, available, endian = "little")

Arguments

fh	filehandle, a connection to a NIFTI v2 file, positioned at the first byte after the fixed-size header (i.e., at the extension flag bytes).
available	integer, the number of bytes available for header extensions, i.e., vox_offset minus the 544 bytes of the fixed-size header and the extension flag.
endian	character string, the endianness of the file, either 'little' or 'big'.

Value

list of header extensions, see nifti2.extension. Empty list if the file has no extensions.

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