The file naming convention of the scans is very important for identification and Quality control. Please use the following to Name the files when you are uploading and/or saving scans to a drive.
UNOSID-ORGANCODE-LATERALITY-OTHER
- UNOSID (or DONOR ID) – this is the most important identifier and is in the first position
- ORGAN CODE – This is a two-digit short form for the organ as follows
- a. Kidney – KI
- b. Liver – LI
- c. Lungs – LU
- d. Intestine – IN
- e. Pancreas – PA
- LATERALITY – this is the indicator for left or right
- a. Left – L
- b. Right – R
- c. Left Lobe (Liver) – LL
- d. Right Lobe (Liver) – RL
- OTHER – this is the location to put an additional identifiers such as
- a. The number of the slide if there are multiple slides
- b. If there is a slide of a tumor or cyst
- c. Etc.
Some examples are:
ABCD123-KI-R-CYST
ABC1234-LI-LL
ABCD123-KI-L-1 ABCD123-KI-L-2