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|[[#What is 3D Slicer|What is 3D Slicer]]
 
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|[[#Slicer Extensions|Slicer Extensions]]
 
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= Summary =
 
 
 
The [http://www.slicer.org/pages/Acknowledgments community] of Slicer developers is proud to announce the release of '''Slicer {{documentation/version}}'''.
 
 
 
*Slicer {{documentation/version}} introduces
 
** an improved App store, known as the extension manager, for adding capabilities to Slicer. Close to 70 plug-ins are currently available.
 
** close to 400 feature improvements and bug fixes lead to improved performance and stability.
 
** augmentation of many modules.
 
 
 
 
 
* Click here to [http://download.slicer.org/ download] Slicer {{documentation/version}} for different platforms 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 Slicer are not fully tested.
 
* The [[Documentation/{{documentation/version}}/Training|Slicer Training]] page provides a series of courses for learning how to use Slicer. 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.
 
 
 
= What is 3D Slicer =
 
Slicer is  a community platform created for the purpose of subject specific image analysis and visualization.
 
 
 
* Multi-modality imaging including, MRI, CT, US, nuclear medicine, and microscopy
 
* Multi organ from head to toe
 
* Bidirectional interface for devices
 
* Expandable and interfaced to multiple toolkits
 
 
 
There is no restriction on use, but permissions and compliance with rules are responsibility of users. For details on the license see [http://www.slicer.org/cgi-bin/License/SlicerLicenseForm.pl here]
 
 
 
= Slicer {{documentation/version}} Highlights =
 
 
 
TODO : Update gallery below with
 
* mrb files
 
* improved integration of non rigid deformations
 
* Faster image stack (png, jpg, bmp, tiff...) loading
 
 
 
<gallery caption="New and Improved Toolkits and Modules" widths="250px" heights="150px" perrow="3">
 
Image:LandmarkRegistration-4.4.png|New [[Documentation/Nightly/Modules/LandmarkRegistration|LandmarkRegistration]] interactive registration and inspection.
 
Image:SlicerRT_0.13_SubjectHierarchy_ProstateEclipseLoaded.png|New [[Documentation/Nightly/Modules/SubjectHierarchy|Subject hierarchy]] module organizes and handles loaded data, providing processing and analysis features through plugins.
 
Image:DownloadFile_3.jpg|New [[Documentation/{{documentation/version}}/Modules/DataStore|DataStore]] module to easily upload and download dataset files
 
Image:Grid2d.png|[http://slicer-devel.65872.n3.nabble.com/Real-time-transform-visualization-in-the-Slicer-core-tp4031340.html Improved Transforms] module with:<br><ul><li>Support non-linear transforms in the module</li><li>Display of transform information</li><li>Transform visualization</li></ul>
 
Image:VTK_logo.png|Moved from VTKv5 to VTKv6
 
Image:Qt-logo.png |Moved from Qt 4.7.4 to Qt 4.8.6
 
</gallery>
 
 
 
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The following features are ready:
 
 
 
·        Support non-linear transforms in the Transforms module: allow Apply, Harden, Invert transform
 
 
 
·        Transform information displayed in the Transforms module (type of transform, basic properties)
 
 
 
·        Transform visualization:
 
 
 
o  Built into the Transforms module
 
 
 
o  Three main modes: Glyphs (show an array of arrows, cones, spheres), Grid (show a deformed grid), or Contour (show isolines/isosurfaces for specified displacement magnitude values)
 
 
 
o  All transform types are supported (chains of transforms as well)
 
 
 
o  Visualization in the slice viewers
 
 
 
o  Visualization in the 3D viewers, in the specified region (region can be a slice viewer, a volume, or a ROI widget)
 
 
 
o  Real-time update: if the transform (or any visualization parameter) is changed then the visualization is updated immediately (interactive visualization while editing the transform)
 
 
 
o  Built-in colormap editor
 
 
 
·        MetaImage (mha), NIFTI (nii) vector volumes can be loaded as displacement field (grid) transform
 
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=Slicer Extensions=
 
 
 
TODO: Will be generating automatically list.
 
 
 
<gallery caption="New and Improved Extensions" widths="250px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
 
 
 
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Image:Foo.png|[[Documentation/{{documentation/version}}/Extensions/Foo|Foo]] for doing awesome stuff.{{new}}
 
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<!-- You could user either {{new}} or {{updated}} macros.
 
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= Other Improvements,  Additions & Documentation =
 
 
 
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= For Developers: Looking at the Code Changes =
 
 
 
From a git checkout you can easily see the all the commits since the time of the 4.4.0 release:
 
 
 
git log v4.4.0
 
 
 
To see a summary of your own commits, you could use something like:
 
 
 
git log v4.4.0  --oneline --author=pieper
 
 
 
see [https://www.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/git-log.html the git log man page] for more options.
 
 
 
[[Release_Details#Slicer_{{documentation/version}}.0|Commit stats and full changelog]]
 
 
 
= Related Projects =
 
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