SlicerSummary - Revision history

Aylward: /* Development */

2013-04-03T23:34:18Z

Development

Aylward: /* History */

2013-04-03T23:31:12Z

History

Pieper at 23:16, 18 April 2012

2012-04-18T23:16:09Z

Pieper: /* History */

2010-07-12T17:17:04Z

History

Pieper: /* Development */

2010-07-12T17:16:20Z

Development

Pieper: /* Slicer3 (Current Release of Slicer) */

2010-07-12T17:15:21Z

Slicer3 (Current Release of Slicer)

Kikinis: /* Documentation, Tutorials and Examples */

2010-07-06T19:59:06Z

Documentation, Tutorials and Examples

Pieper: /* History */

2009-07-08T19:36:39Z

History

Pieper: /* Slicer3 (Current Release of Slicer) */

2009-05-07T18:41:01Z

Slicer3 (Current Release of Slicer)

Tkapur: /* Overview */

2008-11-29T01:07:45Z

Overview

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 == Development ==
-Slicer is expected to evolve dynamically in architecture and implementation by drawing on the expertise and effort of the wider [http://www.na-mic.org NA-MIC], NAC, [http://www.na-mic.org/Wiki/index.php/Collaboration:Harvard_CTSC Harvard Catalyst] and [http://www.ncigt.org NCIGT] communities. The NA-MIC software engineering methodology, as applied to the problems which Slicer has historically addressed, is expected to result in a cleaner architecture that is easier for developers to support and extend.
+Slicer is expected to evolve dynamically in architecture and implementation by drawing on the expertise and effort of a [[Engineering:Main | core engineering team]] as well as the wider [http://www.na-mic.org NA-MIC], NAC, [http://www.na-mic.org/Wiki/index.php/Collaboration:Harvard_CTSC Harvard Catalyst] and [http://www.ncigt.org NCIGT] communities. The NA-MIC software engineering methodology, as applied to the problems which Slicer has historically addressed, is expected to result in a cleaner architecture that is easier for developers to support and extend.
 == Funding ==

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 == History ==
-The '''[http://www.slicer.org 3D Slicer]''' (or simply '''[http://www.slicer.org Slicer]''') software was initially developed as a joint effort between the [http://spl.harvard.edu/ Surgical Planning Lab at Brigham and Women's Hospital] and at the [http://csail.mit.edu/ MIT AI Lab]. The program has evolved into a national plattform supported by a variety of federal funding sources. This versatile research environment has resulted in a wide array of functionality, supporting a variety of medical imaging projects.
+The '''[http://www.slicer.org 3D Slicer]''' (or simply '''[http://www.slicer.org Slicer]''') software was initially developed as a joint effort between the [http://spl.harvard.edu/ Surgical Planning Lab at Brigham and Women's Hospital] and at the [http://csail.mit.edu/ MIT AI Lab]. The program has been extensively refactored by Kitware and Isomics under the direction of Ron Kikinis, and it has evolved into a national plattform, supported by a variety of federal funding sources. This versatile research environment has resulted in a wide array of functionality, supporting a variety of medical imaging projects.
 [[Image:3DSlicer.png|right|100px]]

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 == Overview ==
-Slicer is a "point and click" end-user application. Slicer is used as a vehicle for delivering algorithms to computer scientists, biomedical researchers and clinical investigators. Slicer is distributed under an open source license without a reciprocity requirement and without restrictions on use. For a sampling of the portfolio of applicatons, please see the [http://www.slicer.org/pages/Slicer_Community '''Slicer Gallery'''] page.  To get a list of the key features of slicer, please visit [[Slicer_Features|this page]].
+Slicer is a "point and click" end-user application. Slicer is used as a vehicle for delivering algorithms to computer scientists, biomedical researchers and clinical investigators. Slicer is distributed under an open source license without a reciprocity requirement and without restrictions on use. For a sampling of the portfolio of applications, please see the [http://www.slicer.org/pages/Slicer_Community '''Slicer Gallery'''] page.  To get a list of the key features of slicer, please visit [[Slicer_Features|this page]].
-== Slicer3 (Current Release of Slicer) ==
+== Slicer 4.1 (Current Release of Slicer) ==
-[http://www.slicer.org/ '''Slicer 3.6'''] is a general purpose biomedical computing application with extensive built-in visualization and analysis capabilities, accessible through an easy to use graphical interface. For advanced users, Slicer may be extended at run-time with user-defined plug-in modules.  There is [[2009_Annual_Scientific_Report#Slicer3_and_the_Software_Framework | a summary of new features with links to more detailed information about Slicer 3.6]] in the 2009 NA-MIC annual report.  A very active community of developers has contributed to the project.  Over 14,000 individual code changes related to bug fixes and functionality improvements have been made between slicer version 2 and the current slicer versions.  Developers at dozens of institutions have contributed to the project.
+[http://www.slicer.org/ '''Slicer 4.1'''] is a general purpose biomedical computing application with extensive built-in visualization and analysis capabilities, accessible through an easy to use graphical interface. For advanced users, Slicer may be extended at run-time with user-defined plug-in modules.
 == Downloading Slicer ==
-Visit [http://www.slicer.org Slicer.org] to download Slicer.
+Visit [http://download.slicer.org Slicer.org] to download Slicer.
 == Documentation, Tutorials and Examples ==
-Visit the Slicer [http://wiki.slicer.org/slicerWiki/index.php/Training '''training'''] page to find tutorials for Slicer3.
+Visit the Slicer [http://wiki.slicer.org/slicerWiki/index.php/Training '''training'''] page to find tutorials for Slicer.
 == History ==
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 == Platforms ==
-Slicer3 runs on most Unix, Linux and Windows platforms. Mac OSX is also supported (Jaguar or later.)
+Slicer runs on most Mac OS X, Linux and Windows platforms.
 == Slicer Mailing lists ==

← Older revision		Revision as of 17:17, 12 July 2010
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	Legacy Slicer versions (including Slicer2) are available [[Slicer:Workshops:User_Training_101\|here]].		Legacy Slicer versions (including Slicer2) are available [[Slicer:Workshops:User_Training_101\|here]].
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−	~~Slicer's user and developer mailing list archives are here:~~
−	* http://www.massmail.spl.harvard.edu/pipermail/slicer-devel
−	* http://www.massmail.spl.harvard.edu/pipermail/slicer-users

	== Development ==		== Development ==

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 == Development ==
-Slicer is expected to evolve dynamically in architecture and implementation by drawing on the expertise and effort of the wider [http://www.na-mic.org NA-MIC], NAC, [http://www.nbirn.net/ BIRN] and [http://www.ncigt.org NCIGT] communities. The NA-MIC software engineering methodology, as applied to the problems which Slicer has historically addressed, is expected to result in a cleaner architecture that is easier for developers to support and extend.
+Slicer is expected to evolve dynamically in architecture and implementation by drawing on the expertise and effort of the wider [http://www.na-mic.org NA-MIC], NAC, [http://www.na-mic.org/Wiki/index.php/Collaboration:Harvard_CTSC Harvard Catalyst] and [http://www.ncigt.org NCIGT] communities. The NA-MIC software engineering methodology, as applied to the problems which Slicer has historically addressed, is expected to result in a cleaner architecture that is easier for developers to support and extend.
 == Funding ==

← Older revision		Revision as of 19:36, 8 July 2009
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	Legacy Slicer versions (including Slicer2) are available [[Slicer:Workshops:User_Training_101\|here]].		Legacy Slicer versions (including Slicer2) are available [[Slicer:Workshops:User_Training_101\|here]].
		+
		+	Slicer's user and developer mailing list archives are here:
		+	* http://www.massmail.spl.harvard.edu/pipermail/slicer-devel
		+	* http://www.massmail.spl.harvard.edu/pipermail/slicer-users

	== Development ==		== Development ==

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 == Slicer3 (Current Release of Slicer) ==
-[http://www.slicer.org/ '''Slicer 3.2'''] is a general purpose biomedical computing application with extensive built-in visualization and analysis capabilities, accessible through an easy to use graphical interface. For advanced users, Slicer may be extended at run-time with user-defined plug-in modules.  Highlights of the 3.2 release include:
+[http://www.slicer.org/ '''Slicer 3.4'''] is a general purpose biomedical computing application with extensive built-in visualization and analysis capabilities, accessible through an easy to use graphical interface. For advanced users, Slicer may be extended at run-time with user-defined plug-in modules.  There is [[2009_Annual_Scientific_Report#Slicer3_and_the_Software_Framework | a summary of new features with links to more detailed information about Slicer 3.4]] in the 2009 NA-MIC annual report.  A very active community of developers has contributed to the project.  Nearly 3,000 bug fixes and new feature additions have been contributed by dozens of programmers in the 8 months between August 2008, when version 3.2 was released and May 2009, when version 3.4 was created.
 == Downloading Slicer ==