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|[[#What is 3D Slicer|What is 3D Slicer]]
 
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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 XXX plug-ins are currently available.
 
** close to XXX 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
 
* data store module
 
* improved integration of non rigid deformations
 
* Transform visualizer
 
* Faster image stack (png, jpg, bmp, tiff...) loading
 
* New [[Documentation/Nightly/Modules/LandmarkRegistration|LandmarkRegistration]] interactive registration and inspection.
 
 
 
<gallery caption="New and Improved Toolkits and Modules" widths="250px" heights="150px" perrow="3">
 
Image:LandmarkRegistration-4.4.png|New interactive registration tool
 
Image:VTK_logo.png|Moved from VTKv5 to VTKv6
 
Image:Qt-logo.png |Moved from Qt 4.7.4 to Qt 4.8.6
 
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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}}
 
-->
 
 
 
<!-- You could user either {{new}} or {{updated}} macros.
 
</gallery>
 
 
 
= Other Improvements,  Additions & Documentation =
 
 
 
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<gallery caption="" widths="250px" heights="150px" perrow="3">
 
 
 
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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 4.4.2 release:
 
 
 
git log --since="Sat Dec 8 03:32:53 2012"
 
 
 
To see a summary of your own commits, you could use something like:
 
 
 
git log --since="Sat Dec 8 03:32:53 2012"  --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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