Slicer 3.6:Training

Slicer 3.6 Tutorials

• The following table contains "How to" tutorials with matched sample data sets. They demonstrate how to use the 3D Slicer environment (version 3.6 release) to accomplish certain tasks.
• For tutorials for other versions of Slicer, please visit the Slicer training portal.
• For questions related to the Slicer3 Compendium, please send an e-mail to Sonia Pujol, Ph.D

Category	Tutorial	Sample Data	Image
Core	Slicer3Minute Tutorial-PDF The Slicer3Minute tutorial is an introduction to the advanced 3D visualization capabilities of Slicer3.6. Audience: First time users.	Slicer3Minute Data The Slicer3Minute dataset contains an MR scan of the brain and 3D reconstructions of the anatomy
Core	Slicer3Visualization Tutorial-PDF Slicer3Visualization Tutorial-PPT The Slicer3Visualization tutorial guides through 3D data loading and visualization in Slicer3.6. Audience: All beginners including clinicians, scientists, engineers and programmers.	Slicer3Visualization Data The Slicer3VisualizationDataset contains two MR scans of the brain, a pre-computed labelmap and 3D reconstructions of the anatomy.
Core	Programming in Slicer3 Tutorial-PDF The Programming in Slicer3 tutorial is an introduction to the the integration of stand-alone programs outside of the Slicer3 source tree. Audience: Programmers and Engineers.	HelloWorld Plugin The HelloWorld tutorial dataset contains an MR scan of the brain and pre-computed xml and C++ files for integrating the Hello World plug-in to Slicer3.
Core	Interactive Editor-PDF Interactive Editor-PPT Shows how to use the interactive editing tools in Slicer. Audience: All users and developers.	Editor Data This dataset contains a MR dataset of the brain.
Core	Manual Registration-PDF Manual Registration-PPT Shows how to manually/interactively align two images in Slicer3.6 Audience: First time & early users.	Manual Registration Data This dataset contains two brain MRI of a single subject, obtained in different orientations.
Specialized	Diffusion MRI tutorial-PDF Diffusion MRI tutorial-PPT This tutorial guides you through the process of loading diffusion MR data, estimating diffusion tensors, and performing tractography of white matter bundles. Audience: All users and developers.	Diffusion Data
Specialized	Change Tracker Tutorial-PDF This tutorial describes the use of ChangeTracker module to detect changes in tumor volume from two MRI scans. Audience: All users interested in longitudinal analysis of pathology.	Training Data download is integrated with the ChangeTracker module (see Tutorial)

Summer 2010 Tutorial Contest Entries (under construction)

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Category	Tutorial	Sample Data	Image
Specialized	Meshing Workflow tutorial Audience: All users and developers.	Meshing Workflow Data
Specialized	Fiducials tutorial Audience: All users and developers.	Fiducials Data
Specialized	Robust Statistic Segmenter Audience: All users and developers.	Robust Statistic Segmenter Data
Specialized	Longitudinal lesion comparison Audience: All users and developers.	Longitudinal Lesion Comparison Data
Specialized	Robot-Assisted MRI-Guided Prostate Biopsy Audience: All users and developers.	Robot-Assisted MRI-Guided Prostate Biopsy
Specialized	Atlas Label Fusion & Surface Registration Audience: All users and developers.	Atlas Label Fusion & Surface Registration

Software Installation

• The Slicer download page contains information on how to obtain a compiled version of Slicer for a variety of platforms and where to find the source code for Slicer 3.

Software Documentation

• For the Slicer 3.6 manual pages please click here. These pages are the reference manual for Slicer 3.6 and briefly explain the functionality found in panels and modules.