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| − | [[image:Slicer4Announcement-HiRes.png|center|'''{{documentation/version}}''']]
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| − | |[[#Summary|Summary ]]
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| − | |[[#What is 3D Slicer|What is 3D Slicer]]
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| − | |[[#Slicer {{documentation/version}} Highlights|Slicer {{documentation/version}} Highlights]]
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| − | |[[#Slicer Extensions|Slicer Extensions]]
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| − | |[[#Other Improvements, Additions & Documentation|Other Improvements, Additions & Documentation]]
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| − | = Summary =
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| − | The [http://www.slicer.org/pages/Acknowledgments community] of Slicer developers is proud to announce the release of '''Slicer {{documentation/version}}'''.
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| − | * Slicer {{documentation/version}} introduces
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| − | ** an improved App store, known as the extension manager, for adding capabilities to Slicer. More than 50 plug-ins are currently available.
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| − | ** close to 400 feature improvements and bug fixes lead to improved performance and stability.
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| − | ** augmentation of many modules.
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| − | * Click here to [http://download.slicer.org/ download] Slicer {{documentation/version}} for different platforms and find pointers to the source code, mailing lists and bug tracker.
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| − | * Please note that Slicer continues to be a research package and is not intended for clinical use. Testing of functionality is an ongoing activity with high priority, however, some features of Slicer are not fully tested.
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| − | * The [[Documentation/{{documentation/version}}/Training|Slicer Training]] page provides a series of courses for learning how to use Slicer. The portfolio contains self-guided presentation and sample data sets.
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| − | The main [http://www.slicer.org slicer.org] pages provide a guided tour to the application, training materials, and the development community. New users should start there because we try to keep the pages organized and up to date.
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| − | = What is 3D Slicer =
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| − | Slicer is a community platform created for the purpose of subject specific image analysis and visualization.
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| − | * Multi-modality imaging including, MRI, CT, US, nuclear medicine, and microscopy
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| − | * Multi organ from head to toe
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| − | * Bidirectional interface for devices
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| − | * Expandable and interfaced to multiple toolkits
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| − | There is no restriction on use, but permissions and compliance with rules are responsibility of users. For details on the license see [http://www.slicer.org/cgi-bin/License/SlicerLicenseForm.pl here]
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| − | = Slicer {{documentation/version}} Highlights =
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| − | <gallery caption="New and Improved Modules" widths="350px" heights="250px" perrow="3">
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| − | Image:LandmarkRegistration-4.4.png|New [[Documentation/Nightly/Modules/LandmarkRegistration|LandmarkRegistration]] module providing interactive registration and inspection.
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| − | Image:20141116_SubjectHierarchyAnnouncement.png|New [[Documentation/Nightly/Modules/SubjectHierarchy|Subject hierarchy]] module organizes and handles loaded data, providing processing and analysis features through plugins.
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| − | Image:GlyphArrow2d.png|Improved [[Documentation/{{documentation/version}}/Modules/Transforms|Transforms]] module with support for non-linear transforms, visualization of transforms in 2D and 3D, detailed transform properties view - '''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZUAfR0mqqI click here for demo video]'''.
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| − | Image:ExtensionWizard-and-ExtensionsManager.png|New [[Documentation/{{documentation/version}}/Developers/ExtensionWizard|ExtensionsWizard]] tool deprecating the [[Documentation/{{documentation/version}}/Developers/ModuleWizard|ModuleWizard]]. <ul><li>This new tool separates the concepts of extensions and modules, and allows creating an extension containing several modules, as well as adding modules to an existing extension.</li><li>It allows to publish an extension source code to github.</li><li>It provides an easy way to create a pull request on the extension index.</li></ul>
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| − | Image:CompareVolumes-1-volume.png|New [[Documentation/{{documentation/version}}/Modules/CompareVolumes|Compare Volumes]] supports an overview of one or more volumes in the scene.
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| − | <li>For one volume you can look at an array of equally spaced images (like [[Documentation/{{documentation/version}}/SlicerApplication/MainApplicationGUI#Slice_Viewers|LightBox mode]], but wth an independent viewer per slice.</li><li>You can have a look at one viewer per loaded volume.</li><li>You can choose a common label or background volume for each per-volume viewer.</li>
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| − | <li>The RevealCursor allows you to look in detail at the fg/bg layers.</li>
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| − | </ul>
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| − | Image:SlicerErrorReportDialog.png|All application error and warning messages are saved to file. Logged messages for the current and recent sessions are available from the new error report box (menu: Help / Report a bug).
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| − | == DICOM ==
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| − | * Improve [[Documentation/{{documentation/version}}/Modules/DICOM|DICOM]] support user experience
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| − | ** Add a way to change the table densities in three levels: compact, cozy and comfortable.
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| − | ** Re-arranged the patient, study and series search box so that the search box will be on the top of tables for both horizontal and vertical cases.
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| − | ** Resize tables based on contents.
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| − | ** Allow users to acknowledge all DICOM loading errors with a single click
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| − | ** Add DICOM meta-data (header) viewer
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| − | ** Auto-examine in dicom browser added by providing two modes: Advanced and Non-advanced mode.
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| − | ** Added repair tool for DICOM database
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| − | == Transforms ==
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| − | * Improved integration of non rigid deformations, including grid (displacement field) and bspline transforms
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| − | * Interactive application of non rigid deformations to volume slices, models, markups
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| − | * Visualization of any transforms as glyphs, grid, or contours in 2D slice and 3D views - '''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZUAfR0mqqI click here for demo video]'''
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| − | * Computing and applying inverse transforms, compositing any number of transforms
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| − | * Real-time update: if the transform (or any visualization parameter) is changed then the visualization is updated immediately (interactive visualization while editing the transform)
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| − | * Detailed transform information display (type of transform, basic properties, displacement at current position)
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| − | * Loading/saving of oriented bspline transforms with or without additive bulk component
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| − | * Loading/saving of oriented grid transforms
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| − | * Loading/saving of transforms in h5 file format
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| − | == Markups ==
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| − | * Improved [[Documentation/{{documentation/version}}/Modules/Markups|Markups]] module user interface
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| − | ** Add slice intersections toggle
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| − | ** Add right click option to copy markups list
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| − | ** Add coordinates to right click menu
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| − | == Editor ==
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| − | * Add a Sphere option to the PaintEffect to make it quicker to segment large anatomical regions that are somewhat spherical.
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| − | * Paint using pixel mode if brush size is too small
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| − | * Button effect are checked/unchecked based on the 'effect' property stored in the parameter node
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| − | == Extensions Manager ==
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| − | * Add search box
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| − | * Add 'More' link
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| − | * Load extension icon from disk
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| − | * Implement downloading of extension icons
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| − | * Install extension dependencies
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| − | * Add mechanism to check for extensions updates
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| − | =Slicer Extensions=
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| − | TODO: Will be generating automatically list.
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| − | </gallery>
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| − | = Other Improvements, Additions & Documentation =
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| − | == Optimization ==
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| − | * Improve Rendering pipeline performance optimizing observations management
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| − | * Reduce memory footprint (Fix memory leaks)
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| − | * Reduce installer size
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| − | * Faster image stack (png, jpg, bmp, tiff...) loading
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| − | == Rendering / Visualization ==
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| − | * Add Multi-sampling option
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| − | * Improved scalar bar to allow displaying of annotations in conjunction with labels.
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| − | * Slice Annotations: enhance the [[Documentation/{{documentation/version}}/Modules/DataProbe|DataProbe]] module providing an easy way to show/hide/customize corner annotations, ruler and color bar in the Slice viewers.
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| − | == CLI / SlicerExecutionModel ==
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| − | * Improved [http://www.kitware.com/blog/home/post/482 CLI AutoRun] ensuring slice view is not reset when inputs are updated.
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| − | * In developer mode do not remove CLI input and output files
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| − | * Reduce the chance of crashes when CLI returns result images
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| − | == Python scripting ==
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| − | * Add support for real Qt resources in Python. See [http://viewvc.slicer.org/viewvc.cgi/Slicer4?view=revision&revision=23290 r23290] for details.
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| − | * Improve VTK event support adding a way to specify the CallData type. See [https://github.com/Kitware/VTK/blob/0ed018620d0a3187ee2ed2831843132ca3337c97/Wrapping/Python/README_WRAP.txt#L266-296 here] for details.
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| − | * Bundle [http://code.google.com/p/pydicom/ pydicom] python module in Slicer package
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| − | * Add helper methods to <code>ScriptedLoadableModuleLogic</code> for managing parameter nodes
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| − | * SelfTest: Add <code>clickAndDrag()</code> method to the scripted module. It allows to send synthetic mouse events to the specified widget ([http://slicer.org/doc/html/classqMRMLSliceWidget.html qMRMLSliceWidget] or [http://slicer.org/doc/html/classqMRMLThreeDView.html qMRMLThreeDView])
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| − | * Improve <code>slicer.util</code> python module.
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| − | ** Add <code>modulePath(moduleName)</code> method
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| − | ** Add <code>resetThreeDViews/resetSliceViews</code>
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| − | ** Add <code>VTKObservationMixin</code>
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| − | ** Add <code>getFirstNodeByClassAndName()</code>
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| − | ** Add <code>NodeModify</code> context manager: It allows to easily disable modified event associated with a node, and automatically re-enable them and invoking them if it applies.
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| − | * Markups: Add an event [http://slicer.org/doc/html/classvtkMRMLMarkupsNode.html#a527d30c581763822ef32fc14b2ab5a94ad628dfaf54f410d2f4c6bc5800aa8a30 PointEndInteractionEvent] for the end of a fiducial interaction
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| − | * TODO: Add reference to VTKv6 blog posts
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| − | == Other ==
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| − | * Help / Report a bug: Application error/warning/debug log messages are now saved to file. Added option to copy/paste log file contents of recent Slicer sessions to bug reports.
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| − | == Improved Transforms module ==
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| − | * Short video demonstrating the main features: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZUAfR0mqqI
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| − | * Support non-linear transforms in the Transforms module: allow Apply, Harden, Invert transform
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| − | * Transform information displayed in the Transforms module (type of transform, basic properties)
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| − | * Transform visualization:
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| − | ** Built into the Transforms module
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| − | ** Three main modes: Glyphs (show an array of arrows, cones, spheres), Grid (show a deformed grid), or Contour (show isolines/isosurfaces for specified displacement magnitude values)
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| − | ** All transform types are supported (chains of transforms as well)
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| − | ** Visualization in the slice viewers
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| − | ** Visualization in the 3D viewers, in the specified region (region can be a slice viewer, a volume, or a ROI widget)
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| − | ** Real-time update: if the transform (or any visualization parameter) is changed then the visualization is updated immediately (interactive visualization while editing the transform)
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| − | ** Built-in colormap editor
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| − | * MetaImage (mha), NIFTI (nii) vector volumes can be loaded as displacement field (grid) transform
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| − | <gallery caption="TODO - Please add entry to illustrate awesome feature listed above" widths="250px" heights="150px" perrow="3">
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| − | = For Developers =
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| − | == Under the hood ==
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| − | * VolumeLogic:
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| − | ** Add method [http://slicer.org/doc/html/classvtkSlicerVolumesLogic.html#a1fe71cc716593ac47988e71bdee736c9 ResampleVolumeToReferenceVolume]
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| − | ** Add method [http://slicer.org/doc/html/classvtkSlicerVolumesLogic.html#ab852b66dc8108a8a544b845c0e055109 CloneVolumeWithoutImageData]
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| − | * Add support for user-defined stereo-viewing options
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| − | * Build-system
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| − | ** Improve support for Visual Studio 2013
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| − | ** Refactor management of external project launcher settings. See [http://viewvc.slicer.org/viewvc.cgi/Slicer4?view=revision&revision=23724 r23724]
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| − | ** Add option <code>Slicer_ITKV3_COMPATIBILITY</code>. This option enabled by default will allow (if disabled) to build Slicer with ITKv3 compatibility later disabled and <code>ITK_USE_64BITS_IDS</code> enabled.
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| − | * SlicerExecutionModel: Add [https://github.com/Slicer/SlicerExecutionModel/pull/20#issue-18339466 ParameterSerializer support].
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| − | Image:CTK-Logo.png|Moved from CTK [https://github.com/commontk/CTK/commit/f64b68a f64b68a] to [https://github.com/commontk/CTK/commit/1c97e54 1c97e54] (499 commits) <!-- git log --oneline f64b68acd717dab060db41e8bee3f0f30df1a58f...1c97e5426f898bc7d074e6122992d0dd12bab56b --no-merges | wc -l -->
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| − | Image:CTKApplauncher_Logo.png|Moved from CTKAppLauncher v0.1.11 to v0.1.14 (43 commits) <!-- git log --oneline v0.1.11..v0.1.14 --no-merges | wc -l -->
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| − | Image:ITK_logo.png|Moved from ITK v4.4.1 to v4.6.0 (1089 commits) <!-- git log --oneline v4.4.1..56fae27 --no-merges | wc -l -->
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| − | Image:OpenIGTLink-Logo.png|Moved from OpenIGTLink [https://github.com/openigtlink/OpenIGTLink/compare/66e272d...849b434 66e272d to 849b434] (53 commits) <!-- git log --no-merges --oneline 66e272d..849b434 | wc -l -->
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| − | Image:Qt-logo.png |Moved from Qt 4.7.4 to Qt 4.8.6
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| − | Image:VTK_logo.png|Moved from VTK v5.10.1 to VTK v6.2.0 (5490 commits) <!-- git log --oneline v5.10.1..b55dad7 --no-merges | wc -l -->
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| − | == Looking at the Code Changes ==
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| − | From a git checkout you can easily see the all the commits since the time of the 4.4.0 release:
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| − | git log v4.3.0..HEAD
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| − | To see a summary of your own commits, you could use something like:
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| − | see [https://www.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/git-log.html the git log man page] for more options.
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| − | [[Release_Details#Slicer_{{documentation/version}}.0|Commit stats and full changelog]]
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| − | = Related Projects =
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