diff --git a/tools/example_scripts/deletemincsqlwrapper.pl b/tools/example_scripts/deletemincsqlwrapper.pl
index 4f6502f58..af527f986 100755
--- a/tools/example_scripts/deletemincsqlwrapper.pl
+++ b/tools/example_scripts/deletemincsqlwrapper.pl
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ =head1 DESCRIPTION
   LEFT JOIN parameter_type AS pt using (ParameterTypeID)
   LEFT JOIN files_qcstatus AS q using (FileID)
   LEFT JOIN session AS s ON (f.SessionID=s.ID)
-  LEFT JOIN psc AS c ON (c.CenterID=s.CenterID)
+  LEFT JOIN psc AS c ON (c.RegistrationCenterID=s.CenterID)
   LEFT JOIN mri_scan_type AS m ON (m.ID=f.AcquisitionProtocolID)
   LEFT JOIN tarchive AS t ON f.TarchiveSource=t.TarchiveID
   WHERE pt.Name = 'acquisition:slice_thickness'
diff --git a/uploadNeuroDB/NeuroDB/MRI.pm b/uploadNeuroDB/NeuroDB/MRI.pm
index 90a0b0f9a..7e5f6c6bd 100755
--- a/uploadNeuroDB/NeuroDB/MRI.pm
+++ b/uploadNeuroDB/NeuroDB/MRI.pm
@@ -271,7 +271,8 @@ sub getSessionID {
                 # fixme add some debug messages if this is to be kept
                 print "Set newVisitNo = $newVisitNo and centerID = $centerID\n";
             } else {
-                $query = "SELECT CenterID FROM candidate WHERE CandID=".$dbh->quote($subjectIDref->{'CandID'});
+                $query = "SELECT RegistrationCenterID AS CenterID FROM candidate "
+                         . "WHERE CandID=" . $dbh->quote($subjectIDref->{'CandID'});
                 $sth = $dbh->prepare($query);
                 $sth->execute();
                 if($sth->rows > 0) {
@@ -1074,7 +1075,12 @@ sub registerScanner {
     # create a new candidate for the scanner if it does not exist.
     if(!defined($candID)) {
 	    $candID = createNewCandID($dbhr);
-	    $query = "INSERT INTO candidate (CandID, PSCID, CenterID, Date_active, Date_registered, UserID, Entity_type) VALUES ($candID, 'scanner', $centerID, NOW(), NOW(), 'NeuroDB::MRI', 'Scanner')";
+	    $query = "INSERT INTO candidate "
+                 . "(CandID,          PSCID,  RegistrationCenterID, Date_active,  "
+                 . " Date_registered, UserID, Entity_type                       ) "
+                 . "VALUES "
+                 . "($candID, 'scanner',      $centerID,  NOW(),   "
+                 . " NOW(),   'NeuroDB::MRI', 'Scanner'          ) ";
 	    $dbh->do($query);
     }	
     
diff --git a/uploadNeuroDB/NeuroDB/MRIProcessingUtility.pm b/uploadNeuroDB/NeuroDB/MRIProcessingUtility.pm
index e582ce055..81a215de9 100755
--- a/uploadNeuroDB/NeuroDB/MRIProcessingUtility.pm
+++ b/uploadNeuroDB/NeuroDB/MRIProcessingUtility.pm
@@ -1503,8 +1503,8 @@ sub CreateMRICandidates {
                 NeuroDB::MRI::createNewCandID($this->{dbhr});
             }
             $query = "INSERT INTO candidate ".
-                     "(CandID, PSCID, DoB, Sex,CenterID, Date_active,".
-                     " Date_registered, UserID,Entity_type) ".
+                     "(CandID, PSCID, DoB, Sex, RegistrationCenterID, ".
+                     "Date_active, Date_registered, UserID, Entity_type) ".
                      "VALUES(" . 
                      ${$this->{'dbhr'}}->quote($subjectIDsref->{'CandID'}).",".
                      ${$this->{'dbhr'}}->quote($subjectIDsref->{'PSCID'}).",".