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Image:PW-2015SLC.png|[[2015_Winter_Project_Week#Projects|Projects List]]
Image:VR_Radiology_UnityScreenshot1.png|Basic VR environment
Link:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PzZykkl6zL0|Prototype VR Radiology Environment
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==Key Investigators==
Franklin King,
Steve Pieper

==Project Description==
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<h3>Objective</h3>
* Brainstorm and solidify potential advantages of VR environments for a radiology application
* Develop a usable and non-frustrating method for interfacing with datasets (may require brainstorming use of different devices)
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<h3>Approach, Plan</h3>
* Implementation currently queries Slicer WebServer for slice widget data
* Current implementation making use of an Oculus Rift DK2 with a mounted Leap Motion (for hand tracking and real-world overlay)
* Use of a Gear VR can also be explored
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<h3>Progress</h3>
* Potential advantages of VR:
** Remote collaboration
** Expanded "screen real estate"
** Can explore 3D datasets in a more intuitive manner (tractography?)
* Bare-bones application is functional, can display slices from an instance of Slicer
** Now displays slice widgets and models (including fiber bundles and transforms) from Slicer
** UI allows for user to pick and position items
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