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*image visualization and
 
*image processing
 
*3D Slicer is a free, open source package available as an executable for multiple operating systems (Windows, MAC, Linux).
 
 
 
* Computers running 3d Slicer need enough memory and graphics capabilities to hold both the original data and the processing results in their memory.
 
 
 
 
 
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=Recommended Hardware Configuration=
 
* Memory: more than '''4GB''' (8 or more are recommended).
 
* Display: a minimum resolution of '''1024 by 768''' (1280 by 1024 or better is recommended).
 
* '''Dedicated''' graphics hardware and memory (1GB is recommended).
 
* Many computations in Slicer are multi-threaded and will benefit from multi core, multi CPU configurations.
 
* Interface device: a three button mouse with scroll wheel is recommended. For other devices, see [[Documentation/4.0/SlicerApplication/MouseandKeyboardShortcuts#Rotate.2C_Zoom.2C_Pan|here]] for "how to".
 
* Internet connection to access online documentation of modules and tutorials
 
 
 
=Recommended OS versions=
 
*Windows 7 64bit
 
*Mac OS X Lion
 
*Linux: recent versions of popular distributions should work.  Ubuntu and Fedora are the most widely used distribution among the developers. 
 
=32 bit versus 64 bit=
 
Note that many clinical research tasks, such as processing of large CT or MR volumetric datasets, require more memory than can be accommodated with a 32 bit program. We advise the use of the 64 bit versions of the Slicer wherever feasible.
 
 
 
=Examples of Working Configurations=
 
==Feb 2012==
 
The entries below are hardware/OS combinations which will work with the downloaded executable for the current Slicer 4 release. This are just examples of working configurations.
 
*Apple: 15-inch MacBook Pro, 2.3 Ghz Intel Core i7, 8GB Memory, AMD Radeon HD 6750M 1024MB, Mac OS X Lion 10.7.3
 
*Windows: Generic Desktop, 3.4 GHz Intel Core i7, 16GB Memory, AMD Radeon HD 5700, Windows 7 Professional 64 bit
 
*Linux: Dell Precision m4500, Quad-Core Intel Core i7, 16GB Memory, NVIDIA® Quadro® FX 880M, Ubuntu 10.10
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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