Documentation/4.0/Modules/ViewControllers

Introduction and Acknowledgements

This work is part of the National Alliance for Medical Image Computing (NA-MIC), funded by the National Institutes of Health through the NIH Roadmap for Medical Research, Grant U54 EB005149. Information on NA-MIC can be obtained from the NA-MIC website. Author: Jim Miller, GE Contact: Jim Miller, <email>millerjv@ge.com</email>

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Module Description

The View Controllers module provides access to nodes controlling multiple views within a single panel. A view is a display of data packed within layout. Slice Views and 3D Views are two types of views that can appear in a layout and whose controls can also be accessed from the View Controllers module. Each type of view has a separate section of the View Controllers panel. For example, the Slice Controllers are grouped together, followed by the 3D Controllers. An extra panel allows an alternative control over a Slice View.

Use Cases

Most frequently used for these scenarios:

• Controlling Slice Views while maximizing the screen real estate for images with the view.
• Controlling 3D Views without having to expand the controller within the view.

Tutorials

Links to tutorials that use this module

Panels and their use

A list of all the panels in the interface, their features, what they mean, and how to use them. For instance:

Slice Controllers: Slice Controllers for each of the Slice Views visible in the current layout. This is the same controller that is accessible from the bar at the top of a Slice View. It provides access to select the content (foreground, background, label) as well as control reformation, linking, visibility in the 3D view, lightbox, etc. 3D Controllers: Controllers for each 3D View. This is the same controller that is accessible from the bar at the top of a 3D View. It provides access to the view direction, zooming, spinning, rocking, etc. Slice Information: An alternative panel to control geometric parameters of a Slice View (field of view, lightbox, slice spacing).

View Controllers

Similar Modules

• Slice Controller on the Slice View
• 3D Controller on the 3D View

References

Publications related to this module go here. Links to pdfs would be useful. For extensions: link to the source code repository and additional documentation

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