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3D Slicer Medical Image Data Visualization Hands-On Workshop
Syllabus
The purpose of this tutorial is to provide the members of the research community with a practical experience of the capabilities of the Open Source 3D Slicer software platform. The curriculum is hands-on which means that participants will have access to computers. They can also bring their own laptop preloaded with the software and sample data as specified below. Attendance is limited in order to ensure quality interactions between the faculty and participants. The course is divided into two sections: an introduction on the concepts of 3D visualization and an experimental hands-on training session using an MR DICOM dataset of the brain.
Target Audience
Radiology Residents and Fellows and translational clinical scientists who are interested in medical image computing
Learning Objectives
The learning objectives of the workshop are (a) to enhance interpretation of DICOM images through the use of 3D visualization, (b) to gain experience with interactive assessment of complex anatomical structures (c) to present current directions of open-source computer graphics applications in Radiology. After completion of the workshop, participants will be able to visualize and analyze their own datasets within the 3DSlicer platform.
Course Faculty
- Sonia Pujol, PhD, Surgical Planning Laboratory, Harvard Medical School, Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
- Wendy Plesniak, Ph.D., Surgical Planning Laboratory, Harvard Medical School, Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
- Jeffrey Yap,Ph.D., Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
- Valerie Humblet, Ph.D. Harvard Catalyst, The Harvard CTSA, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Logistics and Registration
- Date: Monday November 23, 2009
- Time: 12-1 pm
- Location: Countway library, room 403
- Contact for registration: e-mail Valerie Humblet
Pre-Workshop Preparation
Computer will be available for each participant. However, if you prefer bringing your own laptop, please complete the following items prior to the course. Support will be provided as requested.
Slicer Software
The links below lead to "product" versions of Slicer that have been used to develop the tutorial portfolio. Please install the version of Slicer3 appropriate to the platform you'll be working on during the workshop. Click on the proper link to initiate the process for your laptop. For more experimental versions click on the nightly builds on the Slicer download page.
- Windows XP: Slicer3-3.2.2008-08-20-win32.exe
- Mac OSX Darwin PPC: Slicer3-3.2.2008-08-20-darwin-ppc.tar.gz
- Mac OSX Darwin Intel: Slicer3-3.2.2008-08-20-darwin-x86.tar.gz
- Linux x86: Slicer3-3.2.2008-08-20-linux-x86.tar.gz
- Linux x86-64: Slicer3-3.2.2008-08-20-linux-x86_64.tar.gz
If you have any question about how to complete the installation process, please see the download page for detailed instructions for installing the Slicer3 program.
Recommended configuration: Windows XP, Linux (x86 or x86_64), Mac OS (ppc or Intel), 2 GB of RAM and a dedicated graphic accelerator with 128 MB of on board graphic memory.
Note: Apple Mac OS X
For Mac OS 10.4.10 (Tiger) install X11 from the OS disk 1 (not installed by default on new machines).
For Mac OS 10.5 (Leopard) visit the xquartz website and install xquartz.
Datasets and Tutorials
Please download the following datasets and powerpoint files for the hands-on sessions (Linux/Mac/Windows):
Please contact the Slicer Users mailing list for support and questions related to the software.
