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Image:SlicerDMRIScreenshot.jpg| Introduced [[Documentation/{{documentation/version}}/Extensions/SlicerDMRI|SlicerDMRI]] extension including diffusion MRI modules formerly in Slicer core and new functionality:<ul><li>DICOM tractography import/export</li><li>Improved diffusion brain mask generation</li><li>UKF multi-fiber tractography now available on Windows</li><li>Improved user interface and documentation</li></ul>
 
Image:SlicerDMRIScreenshot.jpg| Introduced [[Documentation/{{documentation/version}}/Extensions/SlicerDMRI|SlicerDMRI]] extension including diffusion MRI modules formerly in Slicer core and new functionality:<ul><li>DICOM tractography import/export</li><li>Improved diffusion brain mask generation</li><li>UKF multi-fiber tractography now available on Windows</li><li>Improved user interface and documentation</li></ul>
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Image:20160526_SegmentationObject.PNG| New [[Documentation/{{documentation/version}}/Modules/Segmentations|Segmentations]] Module supports multiple overlapping segments, fractional coverage and better support for DICOM segmentation object semantics.
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Image:SubjectHierarchyTutorial.png| The [http://wiki.na-mic.org/Wiki/images/2/27/SubjectHierarchy.TutorialContestWinter2016.pdf Subject Hierarchy tutorial] demonstrates the basic usage and potential of Slicer’s data manager module Subject Hierarchy using a two-timepoint radiotherapy phantom dataset. {{new}}
 
Image:SubjectHierarchyTutorial.png| The [http://wiki.na-mic.org/Wiki/images/2/27/SubjectHierarchy.TutorialContestWinter2016.pdf Subject Hierarchy tutorial] demonstrates the basic usage and potential of Slicer’s data manager module Subject Hierarchy using a two-timepoint radiotherapy phantom dataset. {{new}}
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Image:FiberBundleSelectionAndScalarMeasurement_TutorialContestWinter2016_Snapshot.png| The [[media:FiberBundleSelectionAndScalarMeasurement_TutorialContestWinter2016.pdf | Fiber Bundle Selection and Scalar Measurements tutorial]] guides through the use of the Diffusion Bundle Selection module and the Fiber Tract Scalar Measurement module for diffusion MRI tractography data analysis. {{new}}
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Image:SlicerYouTube.png| [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC11x1iQ7ydSIFYw4L6wveXg?view_as=public 3D Slicer YouTube channel] has been reorganized. Many videos, including 'Zooming into microscopy data using 3D Slicer', developed by the community have been added to the channel {{new}}
 
  
 
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Image:MpReview-Prostate.gif|New [[Documentation/Nightly/Extensions/mpReview|mpReview]] extension to support review and annotation of multiparametric image data. The driving use case for the development of this module was review and segmentation of the regions of interest in prostate cancer multiparametric MRI.
 
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Revision as of 15:26, 17 October 2017

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For the latest Slicer documentation, visit the read-the-docs.




Nightly


Summary What is 3D Slicer Slicer Nightly Highlights Slicer Training Slicer Extensions Other Improvements, Additions & Documentation

Summary

The community of Slicer developers is proud to announce the release of Slicer Nightly.



The development of Slicer, including its numerous modules, extensions, datasets, patches sent on user and developer lists, issues reports, suggestions, ... is made possible by awesome users, developers, contributors, commercial partners from around the world and also invaluable grants and funding agencies.

For more details, see Acknowledgments page.



  • Slicer Nightly introduces
    • Close to XXX feature improvements and bug fixes have resulted in improved performance and stability
    • XXXX of new and improved core modules and extensions
  • Click here to download Slicer Nightly for different platforms and find pointers to the source code, mailing lists and the 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 Slicer Training page provides a series of tutorials and data sets for training in the use of Slicer.
  • slicer.org is the portal to the application, training materials, and the development community.

What is 3D Slicer

3D Slicer is:

  • A software platform for the analysis (including registration and interactive segmentation) and visualization (including volume rendering) of medical images and for research in image guided therapy.
  • A free, open source software available on multiple operating systems: Linux, MacOSX and Windows
  • Extensible, with powerful plug-in capabilities for adding algorithms and applications.

Features include:

  • Multi organ: from head to toe.
  • Support for multi-modality imaging including, MRI, CT, US, nuclear medicine, and microscopy.
  • Bidirectional interface for devices.

There is no restriction on use, but Slicer is not approved for clinical use and intended for research. Permissions and compliance with applicable rules are the responsibility of the user. For details on the license see here

Citing Slicer

To acknowledge 3D Slicer as a platform, please cite the Slicer web site (http://www.slicer.org) and the following publication:

Fedorov A., Beichel R., Kalpathy-Cramer J., Finet J., Fillion-Robin J-C., Pujol S., Bauer C., Jennings D., Fennessy F., Sonka M., Buatti J., Aylward S.R., Miller J.V., Pieper S., Kikinis R. 3D Slicer as an Image Computing Platform for the Quantitative Imaging Network. Magnetic Resonance Imaging. 2012 Nov;30(9):1323-41. PMID: 22770690.

Slicer Nightly Highlights

  • New and Improved Modules

Slicer Training

The Slicer Training page provides a series of updated tutorials and data sets for training in the use of Slicer Nightly.

The first hands-on training and showcase events using Slicer 4.8 will be organized at the XXX and YYYY.


  • New Tutorials

Slicer Extensions

  • New Extensions


Improved Extensions in Slicer Nightly

Extensions removed from Slicer Nightly

Extensions renamed

Other Improvements, Additions & Documentation

For Developers

Modules and Extensions

Slicer Core

  • Improved Toolkits


Looking at the Code Changes

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