3D Slicer: A Free & Open Source 3D Slicer: A Free & Open Source Platform For Medical Image Platform For Medical Image

Analysis and VisualizationAnalysis and Visualization

Brigham and Women’s HospitalBrigham and Women’s Hospital

3D Slicer: An overview

3D Slicer is a multi-platform, free and open source software package for visualization and medical image computing.

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3D Slicer: An overview

•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

The software platform is community created for the purpose of subject specific medical image analysis and visualization. Slicer includes support for:

(Sample screenshot of the ProstateNav module: targeting using the transrectal robot device. Slicer3 visualizes the target planning image, target point, needle trajectory, transrectal probe, and robot coverage area.)

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3D Slicer: An overview

Types of users:•Algorithm researchers (who work within 3DSlicer's development environment and with associated toolkits)

•Biomedical engineers (who rely on 3DSlicer's interactive enironment and scripting capabilities)

•Application scientists (who use 3DSlicer as a desktop application and turnkey system)

Core use scenarios:•Longitudinal and multi-channel dataset analysis•Individual and group analysis•Real-time control and tracking in the operating theater•Neurosurgical planning and guidance

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who develops and supports it?

3D Slicer: An overview

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how is it developed?

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• friendly user interface

• command-line interface

• customizable

• extensions

• compatibility

3D Slicer: Ways to use it

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Quick Tour: greetings and guidance from the welcome

module

3D Slicer: Welcome

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Advanced Visualization

3D Slicer: Features

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Interactive Editor

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Interactive Tractography

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Multiple Layouts

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Volume Rendering

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PET/CT SUV computation

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DCE-MRI analysis

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Image-Guided Therapy

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Measurement tools

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Registration tools

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Segmentation tools

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Many specialized modules and extensions...

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How users can download

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How developers can build

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Tutorials & Tutorial Data

Mailing Lists

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Major Sponsors & Contributors

3D Slicer: Acknowledgements

National Institutes of Health

National Center for Research Resources

National Institute ofBiomedical Imaging and

Bioengineering

National Cancer InstituteTelemedicine & Advanced

Technology ResearchCenter of the US Army

Neuroimaging AnalysisCenter

Center for Integration ofMedicine and Innovative

TechnologyNational Alliance for

Medical Image ComputingNational Center for Image

Guided Therapy

Biomedical InformaticsResearch Network

GE Global ResearchNeuroinformatics Tools

and ResourcesClearinghouse

Surgical PlanningLaboratory

Laboratory of Mathematics in Imaging

Massachusetts Instituteof Technology

Johns Hopkins UniversityCISST

Isomics, Inc. Kitware, Inc.The Martinos Center

Massachusetts General Hospital

Harvard NeuroDiscoveryCenter

Psychiatric NeuroimagingLaboratory

Scientific Computing andImaging Institute

The Harvard Clinical andTranslational Science

Center

Surgical Navigation andRobotics Laboratory 3D Slicer

User Community

Georgia Institute ofTechnology

New Energy and IndustrialTechnology Development

Organization, Japan

3D SlicerDeveloper Community