diff --git a/src/torchio/utils.py b/src/torchio/utils.py
index c7ebe97c..8c5034bc 100644
--- a/src/torchio/utils.py
+++ b/src/torchio/utils.py
@@ -248,17 +248,17 @@ def get_batch_images_and_size(batch: Dict) -> Tuple[List[str], int]:
 
     Args:
         batch: Dictionary generated by a :class:`torch.utils.data.DataLoader`
-        extracting data from a :class:`torchio.SubjectsDataset`.
+            extracting data from a :class:`torchio.SubjectsDataset`.
 
     Raises:
         RuntimeError: If the batch does not seem to contain any dictionaries
-        that seem to represent a :class:`torchio.Image`.
+            that seem to represent a :class:`torchio.Image`.
     """
     names = []
-    for image_name, image_dict in batch.items():
-        if constants.DATA in image_dict:  # assume it is a TorchIO Image
-            size = len(image_dict[constants.DATA])
-            names.append(image_name)
+    for key, value in batch.items():
+        if isinstance(value, dict) and constants.DATA in value:
+            size = len(value[constants.DATA])
+            names.append(key)
     if not names:
         raise RuntimeError('The batch does not seem to contain any images')
     return names, size
@@ -269,28 +269,38 @@ def get_subjects_from_batch(batch: Dict) -> List:
 
     Args:
         batch: Dictionary generated by a :class:`torch.utils.data.DataLoader`
-        extracting data from a :class:`torchio.SubjectsDataset`.
+            extracting data from a :class:`torchio.SubjectsDataset`.
     """
     from .data import ScalarImage, LabelMap, Subject
 
     subjects = []
     image_names, batch_size = get_batch_images_and_size(batch)
+
     for i in range(batch_size):
         subject_dict = {}
-        for image_name in image_names:
-            image_dict = batch[image_name]
-            data = image_dict[constants.DATA][i]
-            affine = image_dict[constants.AFFINE][i]
-            path = Path(image_dict[constants.PATH][i])
-            is_label = image_dict[constants.TYPE][i] == constants.LABEL
-            klass = LabelMap if is_label else ScalarImage
-            image = klass(tensor=data, affine=affine, filename=path.name)
-            subject_dict[image_name] = image
+
+        for key, value in batch.items():
+            if key in image_names:
+                image_name = key
+                image_dict = value
+                data = image_dict[constants.DATA][i]
+                affine = image_dict[constants.AFFINE][i]
+                path = Path(image_dict[constants.PATH][i])
+                is_label = image_dict[constants.TYPE][i] == constants.LABEL
+                klass = LabelMap if is_label else ScalarImage
+                image = klass(tensor=data, affine=affine, filename=path.name)
+                subject_dict[image_name] = image
+            else:
+                instance_value = value[i]
+                subject_dict[key] = instance_value
+
         subject = Subject(subject_dict)
+
         if constants.HISTORY in batch:
             applied_transforms = batch[constants.HISTORY][i]
             for transform in applied_transforms:
                 transform.add_transform_to_subject_history(subject)
+
         subjects.append(subject)
     return subjects