Announcements:Slicer3.4 - Revision history

Sam.horvath at 21:14, 19 January 2022

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Kikinis: /* Introduction */

2009-06-15T19:39:37Z

Introduction

Marianna at 22:11, 26 May 2009

2009-05-26T22:11:35Z

Marianna at 21:42, 26 May 2009

2009-05-26T21:42:31Z

Marianna at 21:28, 26 May 2009

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Kikinis at 20:38, 26 May 2009

2009-05-26T20:38:40Z

Marianna: /* Highlights */

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Highlights

Marianna: /* Highlights */

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Highlights

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 __NOTOC__
 =Introduction=
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 *Click here to [http://www.slicer.org/pages/Downloads download] different versions of Slicer3 and find pointers to the source code, mailing lists and bug tracker. *Please note that Slicer continues to be a research package and is not intended for clinical use. Testing of functionality is an ongoing activity with high priority, however, some features of Slicer3 are not fully tested.
 *The [[Slicer3.4:Training|Slicer 3.4  Training page]] provides a series of courses for learning how to use Slicer3. The portfolio contains self-guided presentation and sample data sets
 The main [http://www.slicer.org slicer.org] pages provide a guided tour to the application, training materials, and the development community.  New users should start there because we try to keep the pages organized and up to date.
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 ===New Features===
 * Welcome Module at Startup
-* Improved Save Module
+*Welcome Module at Startup
-* Improved Editor
+*Improved Save Module
-* New Registration module
+*Improved Editor
-* New Slices module
+*New Registration module
-* Fiducial based tractography
+*New Slices module
-* Improved SceneSnapshot Screen Capture functionality
+*Fiducial based tractography
-* Compare View and Cross Hairs
+*Improved SceneSnapshot Screen Capture functionality
-* Support for Extension Server for installing plug-ins
+*Compare View and Cross Hairs
-* Improved Dicom Support
+*Support for Extension Server for installing plug-ins
-* MRML scenes and all data load from and save into XNAT desktop
+*Improved Dicom Support
 ==[http://www.slicer.org/pages/Downloads Links to the Latest Slicer 3.4 Binaries]==
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 ==[[Documentation-3.4|Pages with reference manual style documentation of the modules in Slicer 3.4]]==
 ==Reporting Bugs==
-Please go to [http://www.na-mic.org/Bug/ http://www.na-mic.org/Bug/] and report bugs for Slicer version 3.
+Please go to http://www.na-mic.org/Bug/ and report bugs for Slicer version 3.
 ==Where to go for Help==
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 http://massmail.bwh.harvard.edu/mailman/listinfo/slicer-users
-== Acknowledgements ==
+==Acknowledgements==
 [http://www.slicer.org/wiki/Announcments-3.4-Team The Slicer Development Team]
 This work is part of the National Alliance for Medical Image Computing (NAMIC), funded by the National Institutes of Health through the NIH Roadmap for Medical Research, Grant U54 EB005149. Information on the National Centers for Biomedical Computing can be obtained from http://nihroadmap.nih.gov/bioinformatics. This work was also supported by NIH grant P41 RR13218 ([http://spl.harvard.edu/nac NAC]) and the [http://www.nbirn.net Biomedical Informatics Research Network].

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 == Acknowledgements ==
-[http://www.slicer.org/slicerWiki/index.php/Announcments-3.4-Team The Slicer Development Team]
+[http://www.slicer.org/wiki/Announcments-3.4-Team The Slicer Development Team]
 This work is part of the National Alliance for Medical Image Computing (NAMIC), funded by the National Institutes of Health through the NIH Roadmap for Medical Research, Grant U54 EB005149. Information on the National Centers for Biomedical Computing can be obtained from http://nihroadmap.nih.gov/bioinformatics. This work was also supported by NIH grant P41 RR13218 ([http://spl.harvard.edu/nac NAC]) and the [http://www.nbirn.net Biomedical Informatics Research Network].

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	==New Features in Slicer 3.4==		==New Features in Slicer 3.4==
−	Slicer 3.4 has many new features! Please also note that many of these new features are still being developed and will be improved in future releases, so you may encounter some unexpected behavior. If you do encounter unexpected behavior, you can join the Slicer users' mailing by sending email to [mailto:slicer-users-request@massmail.spl.harvard.edu?subject=subscribe slicer-users-request@massmail.spl.harvard.edu] with the subject "subscribe", and report the behavior there to see if there is a work around (or check the [http://massmail.spl.harvard.edu/~~pipermail~~/slicer-users/ archives]), and to the [http://www.na-mic.org/Bug bug tracker] if it needs to be solved by the developers.	+	Slicer 3.4 has many new features! Please also note that many of these new features are still being developed and will be improved in future releases, so you may encounter some unexpected behavior. If you do encounter unexpected behavior, you can join the Slicer users' mailing by sending email to [mailto:slicer-users-request@massmail.spl.harvard.edu?subject=subscribe slicer-users-request@massmail.spl.harvard.edu] with the subject "subscribe", and report the behavior there to see if there is a work around (or check the [http://massmail.spl.harvard.edu/public-archives/slicer-users/ archives]), and to the [http://www.na-mic.org/Bug bug tracker] if it needs to be solved by the developers.

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 The [[Announcments-3.4-Team|community]] of Slicer developers is proud to announce the release of '''Slicer 3.4'''.
-Click here to [http://www.slicer.org/pages/Downloads download] different versions of Slicer3 and find pointers to the source code, mailing lists and bug tracker. Please note that Slicer continues to be a research package and is not intended for clinical use. Testing of functionality is an ongoing activity with high priority, however, some features of Slicer3 are not fully tested.
+*Click here to [http://www.slicer.org/pages/Downloads download] different versions of Slicer3 and find pointers to the source code, mailing lists and bug tracker. *Please note that Slicer continues to be a research package and is not intended for clinical use. Testing of functionality is an ongoing activity with high priority, however, some features of Slicer3 are not fully tested.
 The main [http://www.slicer.org slicer.org] pages provide a guided tour to the application, training materials, and the development community.  New users should start there because we try to keep the pages organized and up to date.

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 =Introduction=
-The [[Announcments-3.4-Team|community]] of Slicer developers is proud to announce the release of Slicer 3.4.
+The [[Announcments-3.4-Team|community]] of Slicer developers is proud to announce the release of '''Slicer 3.4'''.
 Click here to [http://www.slicer.org/pages/Downloads download] different versions of Slicer3 and find pointers to the source code, mailing lists and bug tracker. Please note that Slicer continues to be a research package and is not intended for clinical use. Testing of functionality is an ongoing activity with high priority, however, some features of Slicer3 are not fully tested.
 ==Highlights==

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 * MRML scenes and all data load from and save into XNAT desktop
-==[http://www.slicer.org/pages/Special:SlicerDownloads Links to the Latest Slicer 3.4 Binaries]==
+==[http://www.slicer.org/pages/Downloads Links to the Latest Slicer 3.4 Binaries]==
 Including:

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 =Introduction=
-The community of Slicer developers is proud to announce the release of Slicer 3.4.
+The [[Announcments-3.4-Team|community]] of Slicer developers is proud to announce the release of Slicer 3.4.
 Click here to [http://www.slicer.org/pages/Downloads download] different versions of Slicer3 and find pointers to the source code, mailing lists and bug tracker. Please note that Slicer continues to be a research package and is not intended for clinical use. Testing of functionality is an ongoing activity with high priority, however, some features of Slicer3 are not fully tested.
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 ==Highlights==
 <gallery caption="Slicer v3.4 - New and Improved Feature Highlights" widths="250px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
-Image:analysis_result.jpg|[[Modules:ChangeTracker-Documentation-3.4 |'''Change Tracker''']] is a software tool for quantification of the subtle changes in pathology.
+Image:analysis_result.jpg|The [[Modules:ChangeTracker-Documentation-3.4 |'''Change Tracker''']] is a software tool for quantification of the subtle changes in pathology.
-Image:Femesh-in-trunk-120808.png|[[Modules:IA_FEMesh-Documentation-3.4 |'''IA-FEMesh Module''']]: A loadable module to automate the creation of surface and volumetric meshes for finite element analysis.
+Image:Femesh-in-trunk-120808.png|The [[Modules:IA_FEMesh-Documentation-3.4 |'''IA-FEMesh Module''']] is a loadable module to automate the creation of surface and volumetric meshes for finite element analysis.
 Image:Tracts_glyphs_90degrees.jpg|The [[Modules:Volumes:Diffusion_Editor-Documentation-3.4|'''Diffusion Editor''']] is a 3D Slicer module, which allows modifying parameters (gradients, bValues, measurement frame) of DWI data and provides a quick way to interpret them.
 Image:FiducialGlyphs.jpg|The [[Modules:Fiducials-Documentation-3.4 |'''Fiducials Module''']] creates and manages lists of Fiducial points.
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 http://massmail.bwh.harvard.edu/mailman/listinfo/slicer-users
-== Acknowledgments ==
+== Acknowledgements ==
 [http://www.slicer.org/slicerWiki/index.php/Announcments-3.4-Team The Slicer Development Team]
 This work is part of the National Alliance for Medical Image Computing (NAMIC), funded by the National Institutes of Health through the NIH Roadmap for Medical Research, Grant U54 EB005149. Information on the National Centers for Biomedical Computing can be obtained from http://nihroadmap.nih.gov/bioinformatics. This work was also supported by NIH grant P41 RR13218 ([http://spl.harvard.edu/nac NAC]) and the [http://www.nbirn.net Biomedical Informatics Research Network].

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 Image:FiducialSeeding.png| The [[Modules:FiducialSeeding-Documentation-3.4 |'''Fiducial Seeding Module''']] is used for interactive seeding of DTI fiber tracts starting from a list of fiducials or vertices of a model.
 Image:DTIDisplayGlyphs.png|The [[Modules:DTIDisplay-Documentation-3.4 |'''Fiber Bundles Module''']] is used for loading, saving, and changing the appearance of DTI fiber tracts.
-Image:SlicesModule.png|The '''Slices Module''' provides access to all Slice nodes in a single panel.
+Image:SlicesModule.png|The [[Modules:Slices-Documentation-3.4 |'''Slices Module''']] provides access to all Slice nodes in a single panel.
-Image:SlicerColorDisplayWidget-3.4.jpg|The '''Color Module''' manages color look up tables. Look-up Tables (LUTs) are used by mappers to translate between an integer and a color value for display of models and volumes.
+Image:SlicerColorDisplayWidget-3.4.jpg|The [[Modules:Color-Documentation-3.4 |'''Color Module''']] manages color look up tables. Look-up Tables (LUTs) are used by mappers to translate between an integer and a color value for display of models and volumes.
-Image:EditorModule.png|The '''Interactive Editor''' is a set of tools to create label maps to identify structures volumes.
+Image:EditorModule.png|The [[Modules:Editor-Documentation-3.4 |'''Interactive Editor''']] is a set of tools to create label maps to identify structures volumes.
 </gallery>

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 ==Highlights==
 <gallery caption="Slicer v3.4 - New and Improved Feature Highlights" widths="250px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
-Image:analysis_result.jpg|'''Change Tracker:''' is a software tool for quantification of the subtle changes in pathology.
+Image:analysis_result.jpg|[[Modules:ChangeTracker-Documentation-3.4 |'''Change Tracker''']] is a software tool for quantification of the subtle changes in pathology.
-Image:Femesh-in-trunk-120808.png|'''IA-FEMesh Module''': A loadable module to automate the creation of surface and volumetric meshes for finite element analysis.
+Image:Femesh-in-trunk-120808.png|[[Modules:IA_FEMesh-Documentation-3.4 |'''IA-FEMesh Module''']]: A loadable module to automate the creation of surface and volumetric meshes for finite element analysis.
-Image:Tracts_glyphs_90degrees.jpg|The '''Diffusion Editor''' is a 3D Slicer module, which allows modifying parameters (gradients, bValues, measurement frame) of DWI data and provides a quick way to interpret them.
+Image:Tracts_glyphs_90degrees.jpg|The [[Modules:Volumes:Diffusion_Editor-Documentation-3.4|'''Diffusion Editor''']] is a 3D Slicer module, which allows modifying parameters (gradients, bValues, measurement frame) of DWI data and provides a quick way to interpret them.
-Image:FiducialGlyphs.jpg|The '''Fiducials Module''' creates and manages lists of Fiducial points.
+Image:FiducialGlyphs.jpg|The [[Modules:Fiducials-Documentation-3.4 |'''Fiducials Module''']] creates and manages lists of Fiducial points.
-Image:Volren.png|'''Volume Rendering''' allows the rendering of volumes in 3D view in semi transparent mode, potentially combined with the models in one scene.
+Image:Volren.png|[[Modules:VolumeRendering-Documentation-3.4 |'''Volume Rendering''']] allows the rendering of volumes in 3D view in semi transparent mode, potentially combined with the models in one scene.
-Image:FetchMIDoc SlicerInformatics1.png|'''FetchMI''' (Fetch Medical Informatics) is a 'sandbox' functionality being developed to remotely upload, download and tag Slicer scenes and datasets.
+Image:FetchMIDoc SlicerInformatics1.png|[[Modules:FetchMI-Documentation-3.4|'''FetchMI''']] (Fetch Medical Informatics) is a 'sandbox' functionality being developed to remotely upload, download and tag Slicer scenes and datasets.
-Image:QAsearch.png|The '''Query Atlas''' is a 3D Slicer module that allows the use of atlas-based anatomical representations, linked to underlying semantic descriptions, as an interactive 3D spatial reference for viewing experimental results and for performing information searches to study and interpret them.
+Image:QAsearch.png|The [[Modules:QueryAtlas-Documentation-3.4 |'''Query Atlas''']] is a 3D Slicer module that allows the use of atlas-based anatomical representations, linked to underlying semantic descriptions, as an interactive 3D spatial reference for viewing experimental results and for performing information searches to study and interpret them.
-Image:B-spline-reg.png|The '''Register Images Module''' is an integrated framework providing access to ITK registration technologies. Algorithms can be run in single mode or pipelined.
+Image:B-spline-reg.png|The [[Documentation-3.4#Registration |'''Register Images Module''']] is an integrated framework providing access to ITK registration technologies. Algorithms can be run in single mode or pipelined.
-Image:LinearRegistration.png|The '''Linear Registration''' command line module implements a registration algorithm based on the Mattes mutual information registration metric. This module is often used to align images of the same subject acquired at different times.
+Image:LinearRegistration.png|The [[Modules:LinearRegistration-Documentation-3.4| '''Linear Registration''']] command line module implements a registration algorithm based on the Mattes mutual information registration metric. This module is often used to align images of the same subject acquired at different times.
-Image:EMSegment-Workflow.png|The '''EMSegment Template Builder Module''' is the primary Slicer3 interface to the EMSegment algorithm (Pohl et al.), an automatic segmentation algorithm for medical images.
+Image:EMSegment-Workflow.png|The [[Modules:EMSegment-TemplateBuilder |'''EMSegment Template Builder Module''']] is the primary Slicer3 interface to the EMSegment algorithm (Pohl et al.), an automatic segmentation algorithm for medical images.
-Image:Roi tract.jpg|'''ROI Seeding''' is a tractography implementation that allows a user to seed tracts from a region of interest (ROI). The ROI is defined as a labelmap and has to be provided by the user.
+Image:Roi tract.jpg|[[Modules:ROISeeding-Documentation-3.4 |'''ROI Seeding''']] is a tractography implementation that allows a user to seed tracts from a region of interest (ROI). The ROI is defined as a labelmap and has to be provided by the user.
-Image:FiducialSeeding.png| The '''Fiducial Seeding Module''' is used for interactive seeding of DTI fiber tracts starting from a list of fiducials or vertices of a model.
+Image:FiducialSeeding.png| The [[Modules:FiducialSeeding-Documentation-3.4 |'''Fiducial Seeding Module''']] is used for interactive seeding of DTI fiber tracts starting from a list of fiducials or vertices of a model.
-Image:DTIDisplayGlyphs.png|The '''Fiber Bundles Module''' is used for loading, saving, and changing the appearance of DTI fiber tracts.
+Image:DTIDisplayGlyphs.png|The [[Modules:DTIDisplay-Documentation-3.4 |'''Fiber Bundles Module''']] is used for loading, saving, and changing the appearance of DTI fiber tracts.
 Image:SlicesModule.png|The '''Slices Module''' provides access to all Slice nodes in a single panel.
 Image:SlicerColorDisplayWidget-3.4.jpg|The '''Color Module''' manages color look up tables. Look-up Tables (LUTs) are used by mappers to translate between an integer and a color value for display of models and volumes.
 Image:EditorModule.png|The '''Interactive Editor''' is a set of tools to create label maps to identify structures volumes.
 </gallery>
 ==Reporting Bugs==
 Please go to [http://www.na-mic.org/Bug/ http://www.na-mic.org/Bug/] and report bugs for Slicer version 3.