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-# Renal MRI protocols
+# Purpose
 
 This repository holds a collection of renal MRI acquisition protocols that are compliant with the PARENCHIMA technical recommendations for clinical renal MRI put forward by Task force 1.2:
 
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 The list of protocols in this respository is dynamic and will be updated as and when the recommendations are revised. 
 
-If you have protocols that are compliant with the recommendations and that you would like to share, please create a pull request. They will be revised by the chairs of the expert panels for compliance with the recommendations before merging with the master repository.
+# Contribute
+
+If you have protocols that are compliant with the recommendations and that you would like to share, please contact Dr. Pim Pullens (Pim.Pullens@uzgent.be, University Hospital Ghent, Belgium). He will collate the data and forward to the expert panels who will check for compliance with the recommendations before merging with the master repository.
+
+The following data and materials must be provided for each protocol:
+
+1. An ordered list of protocol authors for credit
+2. A reference to the paper (or study) where the protocol is applied
+3. Scanner type, software version and coil info
+
+For Siemens:
+
+1. PDF output of the protocol (mandatory)
+2. If possible, edx/exar1 files
+3. At least one DICOM file for each protocol step if possible
+
+For Philips:
+
+1. Text output of each sequence in the protocol (mandatory)
+2. ExamCard if possible
+3. At least one DICOM file for each protocol step if possible
+
+For GE:
+
+1. PDF file of the protocol (mandatory)
+2. At least one DICOM file of each sequence in the protocol (mandatory)
+3. Protocol Exchange files if possible
+(Note: We need DICOM and/or Protocol Exchange files, because the information in the PDF is limited)