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challenges with a focus on clinical and biomedical applications.<br> <b>Development platform</b> to quickly build and deploy custom solutions for research and commercial products, using free, open source software.<br> <b>Community</b> of knowledgeable users and developers working together to improve medical computing. </div> </div> <div class="subtitle is-4 has-text-centered anchored">See 3D Slicer in action</div> <div id="about_image_carousel" class="carousel has-text-centered"> <div class="carousel-item"> <figure class="image is-16by9 is-covered"> <img src="assets/img/image-carousel/SegmentEditor.png" alt=""> </figure> <div> <div class="subtitle is-5" style="margin-bottom:0px;">Image segmentation</div> <div class="description">Create surgical plans, create high-quality atlases, or training data sets for deep learning using the Segment Editor module. <a href="https://slicer.readthedocs.io/en/latest/user_guide/image_segmentation.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"> learn more > </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="carousel-item"> <figure class="image is-16by9 is-covered"> <img src="assets/img/image-carousel/LungCTAnalyzer.jpg" alt=""> </figure> <div> <div class="subtitle is-5" style="margin-bottom:0px;">Lung CT analysis for COVID-19</div> <div class="description">LungCTAnalyzer extension offers automated lung segmentation and quantative analysis for COVID-19 cases.<a href="https://youtu.be/fpLxm7uAvZQ" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"> video > </a> <a href="https://discourse.slicer.org/t/15006" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"> learn more > </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="carousel-item"> <figure class="image is-16by9 is-covered"> <img src="assets/img/image-carousel/2016-SlicerBlog_Lumpectomy.png" alt=""> </figure> <div> <div class="subtitle is-5" style="margin-bottom:0px;">Surgical navigation</div> <div class="description">3D Slicer is used in real-time navigation of breast cancer surgery. <a href="https://youtu.be/90l0T1ADe_Y" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">video > </a> <a href="http://perk.cs.queensu.ca/sites/perkd7.cs.queensu.ca/files/Ungi2015b.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"> journal article > </a> <a href="http://www.slicerigt.org/wp/breast-cancer-surgery/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"> learn more > </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="carousel-item"> <figure class="image is-16by9 is-covered"> <img src="assets/img/image-carousel/SegmentationNVidiaAIAA.png" alt=""> </figure> <div> <div class="subtitle is-5" style="margin-bottom:0px;">AI-assisted segmentation</div> <div class="description">AI-assisted annotation tools can automatically segment anatomical structures using pre-trained or custom models. See <a href="https://youtu.be/KtPE8m0LvcQ" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"> this tutorial video > </a> or <a href="https://github.com/Project-MONAI/MONAILabel?tab=readme-ov-file#monai-label-tutorials" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"> tutorial material > </a> and <a href="https://discourse.slicer.org/tag/ai" track the latest forum posts target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"> </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="carousel-item"> <figure class="image is-16by9 is-covered"> <img src="assets/img/image-carousel/2014-06-27-SlicerKuka.png" alt=""> </figure> <div> <div class="subtitle is-5" style="margin-bottom:0px;">Robot-assisted interventions</div> <div class="description">Slicer is connected to a KUKA robot for visualization of 3D models of the robot, the anatomy, and the workspace. Demo at CARS 2014 in Fukuoka, Japan.The system is originally developed at NA-MIC Summer Project Week. <a href="https://www.na-mic.org/wiki/2013_Summer_Project_Week:kukarobot" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"> learn more > </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="carousel-item"> <figure class="image is-16by9 is-covered"> <img src="assets/img/image-carousel/UKFTractography_CC.jpg" alt=""> </figure> <div> <div class="subtitle is-5" style="margin-bottom:0px;">Tractography</div> <div class="description">UKFTractography is a module for computing tractography of DWI images using an unscented Kalman filter. Because of its 2-tensor algorithm, it is able to model fiber crossings and capture many more fibers than a single tensor algorithm. <a href="https://www.slicer.org/wiki/Documentation/Nightly/Modules/UKFTractography" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"> learn more > </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="carousel-item"> <figure class="image is-16by9 is-covered"> <img src="assets/img/image-carousel/Example_Nephrostomy-1.png" alt=""> </figure> <div> <div class="subtitle is-5" style="margin-bottom:0px;">Tracked ultrasound for needle guidance</div> <div class="description">Tracked ultrasound snapshots enhance needle guidance for percutaneous renal access. <a href="https://youtu.be/BZ2OsMOnXlk" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"> video > </a> <a href="http://www.slicerigt.org/wp/tracked-ultrasound-snapshots-enhance-needle-guidance-for-percutaneous-renal-access/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"> learn more > </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="carousel-item"> <figure class="image is-16by9 is-covered"> <img src="assets/img/image-carousel/1920px-SlicerRt_Montage.jpg" alt=""> </figure> <div> <div class="subtitle is-5" style="margin-bottom:0px;">Adaptive radiation therapy</div> <div class="description">SlicerRT extension is a radiation therapy toolkit for 3D Slicer, containing DICOM RT import/export, visualization, and analysis. <a href="http://slicerrt.github.io/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"> learn more > </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="carousel-item"> <figure class="image is-16by9 is-covered"> <img src="assets/img/image-carousel/UsVolumeReconstruction.png" alt=""> </figure> <div> <div class="subtitle is-5" style="margin-bottom:0px;">Real-time 3D ultrasound reconstruction</div> <div class="description">3D volume is reconstructed from real-time tracked ultrasound using SlicerIGT and SlicerIGSIO extensions <a href="https://youtu.be/2vXeJxYFou4?t=131" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"> video > </a> <a href="https://www.slicerigt.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"> learn more > </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="carousel-item"> <figure class="image is-16by9 is-covered"> <img src="assets/img/image-carousel/VirtualReality.png" alt=""> </figure> <div> <div class="subtitle is-5" style="margin-bottom:0px;">Virtual reality</div> <div class="description">Everything that is shown in the 3D view (volume rendering, real-time surgical navigation, tractography, etc.) can be displayed and interacted with in virtual reality using SlicerVR extension. <a href="https://youtu.be/F_UBoE4FaoY" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"> video > </a> <a href="https://www.slicervr.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"> learn more > </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="carousel-item"> <figure class="image is-16by9 is-covered"> <img src="assets/img/image-carousel/FreeSurferImport.png" alt=""> </figure> <div> <div class="subtitle is-5" style="margin-bottom:0px;">FreeSurfer support</div> <div class="description">Import volumes, segmentations, surfaces from FreeSurfer then edit and analyze them. <a href="https://youtu.be/v0rGbno4h2M?t=27" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"> video > </a> <a href="https://discourse.slicer.org/t/12751" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"> learn more > </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="carousel-item"> <figure class="image is-16by9 is-covered"> <img src="assets/img/image-carousel/2022.02_SlicerDownloads-1M.png" alt=""> </figure> <div> <div class="subtitle is-5" style="margin-bottom:0px;">1 million downloads</div> <div class="description">3D Slicer application installers have been downloaded over 1 million times in the past 10 years. <a href="https://www.slicer.org/wiki/Main_Page/SlicerCommunity" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"> learn more > </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bulma-carousel@4.0.24/dist/js/bulma-carousel.min.js"></script> <script> bulmaCarousel.attach('#about_image_carousel', { slidesToScroll: 1, slidesToShow: 3, navigation: true, navigationSwipe: true, loop: true, autoplay: true, autoplaySpeed: 3000, //Time (ms) between each transition when autoplay is true duration: 600 //Transition animation duration (in ms) }); </script> </div> </div> </section> <section class="section features section-shadow"> <div class="container"> <div class="content">  <div class="is-vcentered is-centered"> <div class="row has-text-centered"> <div class="subtitle is-2 anchored" id="features">Features</div> <div class="description is-size-5">The development of 3D Slicer鈥攊ncluding its numerous modules, extensions, datasets, pull requests, patches, issues reports, suggestions鈥攊s made possible by users, developers, contributors and commercial partners around the world. The National Institutes of Health(NIH) of the USA has been a major contributor through a variety of competitive grants and contracts. See more information about funding sources <a href="https://slicer.readthedocs.io/en/latest/user_guide/about.html#funding-sources" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">here</a>.</div> </div> <div class="container"> <div class="row cards-row"> <div class="card-columns columns-2-desktop columns-2-tablet columns-1-mobile"> <div class="card"> <div class="card-content"> <div> <img src="assets/img/features-bullets.svg" width="12px"> <b>DICOM standard interoperability</b> <br> <a href="https://slicer.readthedocs.io/en/latest/user_guide/modules/dicom.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">DICOM import and export, DICOMweb and classic DIMSE networking.</a> Support of a wide range of DICOM information objects, such as 2D, 3D, 4D images, segmentation objects, registration objects, structured reports, parametric maps, RT structure sets, RT plans, RT images, RT dose maps. </div> </div> </div> <div class="card"> <div class="card-content"> <div> <img src="assets/img/features-bullets.svg" width="12px"> <b>Artificial Intelligence</b> <br> <a href="https://discourse.slicer.org/t/ai-assisted-segmentation-extension/9536" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">NVidia Clara AI-based automatic segmentation</a>, <a href="https://slicer.readthedocs.io/en/latest/user_guide/image_segmentation.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">segmentation tools</a> for ground truth training data generation, <a href="https://www.slicer.org/wiki/Documentation/Nightly/Modules/DeepInfer" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">DeepInfer extension</a> for Deep Learning, Tensorflow and MONAI compatibility. </div> </div> </div> <div class="card"> <div class="card-content"> <div> <img src="assets/img/features-bullets.svg" width="12px"> <b>Image segmentation</b> <br> Capabilities for 2D/3D/4D image supporting hundreds of segments per image using <a href="https://slicer.readthedocs.io/en/latest/user_guide/image_segmentation.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Segment Editor</a>. </div> </div> </div> <div class="card"> <div class="card-content"> <div> <img src="assets/img/features-bullets.svg" width="12px"> <b>Spatial registration</b> <br> Many <a href="https://slicer.readthedocs.io/en/latest/user_guide/registration.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">tools for manual and automatic registration</a> for images, image sequences, and models. </div> </div> </div> <div class="card"> <div class="card-content"> <div> <img src="assets/img/features-bullets.svg" width="12px"> <b>3D markups</b> <br> Define point sets, lines, curves, angles, planes, region of interests and use them for measurements or as inputs in various software modules using <a href="https://slicer.readthedocs.io/en/latest/user_guide/modules/markups.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Markups module</a>. </div> </div> </div> <div class="card"> <div class="card-content"> <div> <img src="assets/img/features-bullets.svg" width="12px"> <b>Cloud-based computing</b> <br> <a href="https://discourse.slicer.org/t/how-to-run-slicer-on-the-cloud-and-access-in-a-web-browser/16401" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">3D Slicer in web browser</a>, <a href="https://github.com/Slicer/SlicerDocker" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Docker container</a>, or <a href="https://discourse.slicer.org/t/run-slicer-in-your-web-browser-as-a-jupyter-notebook-or-as-a-full-application/11569" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Jupyter notebook kernel</a>. <b><a href="https://mybinder.org/v2/gh/Slicer/SlicerNotebooks/master?filepath=SlicerWeb.ipynb" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Click here to run Slicer in your web browser now</a></b> (using free Binder service, may take 1-2 minutes to start). </div> </div> </div> <div class="card"> <div class="card-content"> <div> <img src="assets/img/features-bullets.svg" width="12px"> <b>Extensions</b> <br> Over 150 extensions that can be installed and used with the application using the <a href="https://slicer.readthedocs.io/en/latest/user_guide/extensions_manager.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">3D Slicer App Store</a>. </div> </div> </div> <div class="card"> <div class="card-content"> <div> <img src="assets/img/features-bullets.svg" width="12px"> <b>Python scripting</b> <br> Live introspection, interface scripting, any Python 3 packages can be installed. <a href="https://www.slicer.org/wiki/Documentation/Nightly/Training#PerkLab.27s_Slicer_bootcamp_training_materials" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Tutorials.</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card"> <div class="card-content"> <div> <img src="assets/img/features-bullets.svg" width="12px"> <b>3D printing friendly</b> <br> <a href="https://slicer.readthedocs.io/en/latest/user_guide/modules/segmentations.html#export-segmentation-to-model-surface-mesh-file" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">3D-printable mesh export</a>, <a href="https://github.com/SlicerFab/SlicerFab" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">voxel printing support</a>. </div> </div> </div> <div class="card"> <div class="card-content"> <div> <img src="assets/img/features-bullets.svg" width="12px"> <b>4D data support</b> <br> Time sequence visualization and analysis of any data types (volumes, models, segmentations, markups, etc.). </div> </div> </div> <div class="card"> <div class="card-content"> <div> <img src="assets/img/features-bullets.svg" width="12px"> <b>Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality</b> <br> <a href="https://www.slicervr.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Interact with scenes in HTC, Oculus, Windows Mixed Reality systems</a>. Export data to HoloLens. </div> </div> </div> <div class="card"> <div class="card-content"> <div> <img src="assets/img/features-bullets.svg" width="12px"> <b>Surgical planning and guidance</b> <br> <a href="https://www.slicerigt.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Real-time data recording, analysis and replay from surgical navigation systems, ultrasound scanners cameras and trackers, OpenIGTLink connection with trackers, scanners</a>. </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="section solutions-section section-shadow"> <div class="container"> <div class="content">  <div> <div class="row has-text-centered"> <div class="subtitle is-2 anchored" id="solutions">Solutions</div> <div class="description is-size-5">Each solution represents an application area of 3D Slicer, which may include collection of extensions, tutorials, forum sub-communities, and even custom software distributions tailored to the needs of a specific community. Custom distributions can provide self-contained, end-to-end implementation of specific workflows with simplified user interface.</div> </div> <div> <div class="card-columns columns-3-desktop columns-2-tablet columns-1-mobile"> <div class="slicer-solution card"> <div class="columns"> <div class="column is-one-third has-text-right has-text-centered-mobile"> <img src="assets/img/slicer-solutions/slicer-igt.png"> </div> <div class="column"> <div class="subtitle is-4" style="margin-bottom:0">SlicerIGT</div> <hr> <div class="description">A software kit for rapid development of <b>Image-Guided Therapy (IGT)</b> applications based on 3D Slicer.</div> <a href="https://slicerigt.org" onclick="this.blur();" class="button is-small" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"> <span class="icon is-small"> <i class="fa fa-link"></i> </span> <span>Visit Website</span> </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="slicer-solution card"> <div class="columns"> <div class="column is-one-third has-text-right has-text-centered-mobile"> <img src="assets/img/slicer-solutions/slicer-rt.png"> </div> <div class="column"> <div class="subtitle is-4" style="margin-bottom:0">SlicerRT</div> <hr> <div class="description">A <b>Radiation Therapy (RT)</b> research toolkit for 3D Slicer, containing RT features for import/export, analysis & visualization.</div> <a href="https://slicerrt.org" onclick="this.blur();" class="button is-small" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"> <span class="icon is-small"> <i class="fa fa-link"></i> </span> <span>Visit Website</span> </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="slicer-solution card"> <div class="columns"> <div class="column is-one-third has-text-right has-text-centered-mobile"> <img src="assets/img/slicer-solutions/slicer-astro.png"> </div> <div class="column"> <div class="subtitle is-4" style="margin-bottom:0">SlicerAstro</div> <hr> <div class="description">An <b>Astronomy</b> extension for 3D Slicer providing interactive 3D visual analytics tool for HI (neutral Hydrogen) data.</div> <a href="https://github.com/Punzo/SlicerAstro/wiki" onclick="this.blur();" class="button is-small" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"> <span class="icon is-small"> <i class="fa fa-link"></i> </span> <span>Visit Website</span> </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="slicer-solution card"> <div class="columns"> <div class="column is-one-third has-text-right has-text-centered-mobile"> <img src="assets/img/slicer-solutions/slicer-cip.png"> </div> <div class="column"> <div class="subtitle is-4" style="margin-bottom:0">Chest Imaging Platform</div> <hr> <div class="description">A 3D Slicer extension for the development and translation of known and novel <b>quantitative phenotypes in lung diseases</b>.</div> <a href="https://chestimagingplatform.org" onclick="this.blur();" class="button is-small" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"> <span class="icon is-small"> <i class="fa fa-link"></i> </span> <span>Visit Website</span> </a> </div> </div> </div> <div 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segmentation and quantification modules for <b>dental images analysis</b>.</div> <a href="https://cmf.slicer.org" onclick="this.blur();" class="button is-small" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"> <span class="icon is-small"> <i class="fa fa-link"></i> </span> <span>Visit Website</span> </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="slicer-solution card"> <div class="columns"> <div class="column is-one-third has-text-right has-text-centered-mobile"> <img src="assets/img/slicer-solutions/slicer-dmri.png"> </div> <div class="column"> <div class="subtitle is-4" style="margin-bottom:0">SlicerDMRI</div> <hr> <div class="description">A 3D Slicer extension enabling <b>Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging (DMRI)</b>.</div> <a href="https://dmri.slicer.org" onclick="this.blur();" class="button is-small" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"> <span class="icon is-small"> <i class="fa fa-link"></i> </span> <span>Visit Website</span> </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="slicer-solution card"> <div class="columns"> <div class="column is-one-third has-text-right has-text-centered-mobile"> <img src="assets/img/slicer-solutions/slicer-morph.png"> </div> <div class="column"> <div class="subtitle is-4" style="margin-bottom:0">SlicerMorph</div> <hr> <div class="description">A 3D Slicer extension enabling biologists to retrieve, visualize, measure, segment, conduct <b>landmark-based geometric morphometric analyses</b> and <b>animate 3D biological specimens</b> from digital collections of volumetric and surface scans.</div> <a href="https://slicermorph.github.io" onclick="this.blur();" class="button is-small" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"> <span class="icon is-small"> <i class="fa fa-link"></i> </span> <span>Visit Website</span> </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="slicer-solution card"> <div class="columns"> <div class="column is-one-third has-text-right has-text-centered-mobile"> <img src="assets/img/slicer-solutions/slicer-radiomics.png"> </div> <div class="column"> <div class="subtitle is-4" style="margin-bottom:0">SlicerRadiomics</div> <hr> <div class="description">A 3D Slicer extension enabling <b>quantitative characterization of imaging phenotype</b>.</div> <a href="https://www.radiomics.io" onclick="this.blur();" class="button is-small" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"> <span class="icon is-small"> <i class="fa fa-link"></i> </span> <span>Visit Website</span> </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="section commercial-use-section section-shadow"> <div class="container"> <div class="content">  <div class="columns is-vcentered is-centered"> <div class="column has-text-centered"> <div class="subtitle is-2 anchored" id="commercial-use">Commercial Use</div> <div class="description is-size-5">We invite commercial entities to use 3D Slicer. 3D Slicer is a Free Open Source Software distributed under a BSD style license.<br> The license does not impose restrictions on the use of the software. For details, please see the <a href="https://slicer.readthedocs.io/en/latest/user_guide/about.html#license" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">3D Slicer Software License Agreement</a>.<br> Learn more about our commercial partners and 3D Slicer based products and product prototypes.</div> <a href="/commercial-use.html" class="button is-small"> <span>Learn More</span> <span class="icon is-small"> <i class="fas fa-angle-right"></i> </span> </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="section community-section section-shadow"> <div class="container"> <div class="content">  <div class="columns is-vcentered is-centered"> <div class="column has-text-centered"> <div class="subtitle is-2 anchored" id="community">Community</div> <div class="description is-size-5">3D Slicer is supported by a growing international user and developer community. <br> Visit the <a href="https://discourse.slicer.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">3D Slicer Forum</a> to connect with community members.<br> To acknowledge 3D Slicer as a platform, please see <a href="https://slicer.readthedocs.io/en/latest/user_guide/about.html#how-to-cite" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Citing Slicer</a>.</div> <a href="https://www.slicer.org/wiki/Main_Page/SlicerCommunity" onclick="this.blur();" class="button is-small" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"> <span>Learn more about 3D Slicer Community</span>  </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="section sitemap section-shadow">  <div class="container"> <div class="columns is-multiline">  <div class="column"> <h4>Application</h4> <div> <a href="https://slicer.readthedocs.io/en/latest/user_guide/getting_started.html" class="sitemap-item " target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"> <i class="fa fa-rocket"></i> Getting Started </a> </div> <div> <a href="https://download.slicer.org" class="sitemap-item force-internal-link" target="" rel=""> <i class="fa fa-download"></i> Download </a> </div> </div>  <div class="column"> <h4>Support</h4> <div> <a href="https://training.slicer.org" class="sitemap-item force-internal-link" target="" rel=""> <i class="fa fa-graduation-cap"></i> Training </a> </div> <div> <a href="https://slicer.readthedocs.io" class="sitemap-item " target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"> <i class="fa fa-book"></i> Documentation </a> </div> <div> <a href="https://discourse.slicer.org/" class="sitemap-item " target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"> <i class="fa fa-comment"></i> Forum </a> </div> <div> <a href="https://slicer.readthedocs.io/en/latest/user_guide/get_help.html" class="sitemap-item " target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"> Get Help </a> </div> </div>  <div class="column"> <h4>Solutions</h4> <div> <a href="https://slicerigt.org" class="sitemap-item " target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"> SlicerIGT </a> </div> <div> <a href="https://chestimagingplatform.org" class="sitemap-item " target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"> Chest Imaging Platform 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