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| − | = Goal =
| + | <big>'''Note:''' We are migrating this content to the slicer.org domain - <font color="orange">The newer page is [http://www.slicer.org/slicerWiki/index.php/Slicer:Image_Editor here]</font></big> |
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| − | As part of [[Engineering:Programmers_Week_Summer_2005#Slicer3.0_Architecture_Kickoff|the slicer 3 architecture discussion]] we've realized that a very commonly used tool in slicer is the Editor module for defining regions of interest in volumetric medical image data sets.
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| − | NA-MIC is in a unique position of being able to dedicate significant resources toward core software infrastructure development. Several people have commented on the fact that the image editor is a critical tool, but not likely to generate "research" results so it is a difficult project to fund through traditional grant mechanisms.
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| − | = Background and Motivation =
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| − | Slicer's editor module is essentially unchanged since it's initial implementation by Dave Gering in the early versions of slicer. It has been used extensively by the Core 3 DBP group at Harvard/VA for morphometric studies and by other BWH-related groups. It has significant functionality, but also has some distinct limitations.
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| − | As part of [[Dissemination:Workshop_May_26-27_2005UseCaseDiscussion|the Dartmouth Dissemination Workshop]], the day-to-day importance of custom tools for morphometry was a recurring comment.
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| − | As we have been discussing areas of collaboration with [[Slicer:Simbios_Editing_Modifications|summarized here]].
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| − | The image editor should provide a good driver for functionality in the core of a new slicer architecture because of the need for:
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| − | * highly customized UI, yet easy to use by non-programmers
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| − | * interoperable with other programs such as automatic segmentation tools
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| − | * combination of 2D and 3D interaction
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| − | = Use Cases =
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| − | == Morphometry ==
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| − | Within the BWH community, the largest use has been to outline cortical and subcortical brain structures to obtain anatomically accurte ROI analyses for a number of purposes such as to measure differences in volume of key structures between subject groups (e.g. schizophrenics vs controls).
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| − | == Shape Analyses ==
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| − | Accurate ROIs can be further analyzed by shape analysis techniques.
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| − | == Secondary Measures within ROI ==
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| − | Quantities derrived from fMRI (e.g. activation statistics) or DTMRI (e.g. FA) are often compared within anatomical regions.
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| − | == Input for Simulation ==
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| − | Simbios and other simulation efforts use 3D models as input to physical simulations such as neuromusculoskeletal dynamics.
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| − | == Basis for Further Computation ==
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| − | Labeled ROIs can be used as the starting point for seeds in tractorgraphy analyses, for example.
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| − | == Surgery Planning ==
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| − | Manual ROI drawing is used to define items such as tumor outlines that are not extractable automatically.
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| − | == Many Others.... ==
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| − | = Key Functional Requirements =
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| − | = Implemenation Plans =
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