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| | == Improved Extensions in Slicer 4.5 == | | == Improved Extensions in Slicer 4.5 == |
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| − | * [[Documentation/{{documentation/version}}/Extensions/CurveMaker|CurveMaker]]
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| − | * [[Documentation/{{documentation/version}}/Modules/GelDosimetry|GelDosimetryAnalysis]]
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| − | * [[Documentation/{{documentation/version}}/Extensions/IntensitySegmenter|IntensitySegmenter]]
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| − | * [[Documentation/{{documentation/version}}/Extensions/PETDICOM|PETDICOMExtension]]
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| − | * [[Documentation/{{documentation/version}}/Extensions/PercutaneousApproachAnalysis|PercutaneousApproachAnalysis]]
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| − | * [[Documentation/{{documentation/version}}/Extensions/Reporting|Reporting]]
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| − | * [[Documentation/{{documentation/version}}/Extensions/SlicerIGT|SlicerIGT]]
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| − | * [[Documentation/{{documentation/version}}/Extensions/SlicerRT|SlicerRT]]
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| − | * [[Documentation/{{documentation/version}}/Extensions/VolumeClip|VolumeClip]]
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| | == Extensions removed from Slicer 4.5 == | | == Extensions removed from Slicer 4.5 == |
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| | = Other Improvements, Additions & Documentation = | | = Other Improvements, Additions & Documentation = |
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| | == Optimization == | | == Optimization == |
| − | * Added support for loading of large images on windows.
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| − | * Reduced the memory footprint by fixing memory leaks
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| − | * Sped up by 2x slice rendering when the volume is linearly transformed.
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| − | * Improved reslicing speed of quasi-axis-aligned slices.
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| − | * Sped up annotation ROI display about 10x faster (100ms to 10ms).
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| − | * Improved tractography display performance.
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| − | * Prevent viewers flickering when only few nodes are removed.
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| − | * Improved performance of transform widget.
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| | == Transforms == | | == Transforms == |
| − | * Added support for copy/paste of linear transforms.
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| − | * Support saving of any transform to a grid transform.
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| − | * Addressed translation slider instability in rotate first mode.
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| − | * Improved composite transform support.
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| − | * Added support for thin plate spline transforms.
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| − | * Changed default ITK bspline transform writing file format to ITKv4.
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| − | * Addressed display issue for slice intersection display of non-linearly transformed model.
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| − | * Made transforms module translate-rotate first icon nicer.
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| | == DICOM == | | == DICOM == |
| − | * Improved DICOM browser adding a right click menu allowing delting and exporting to disk patients/studies/series
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| − | * Improved support for loading of DICOM referenced datasets.
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| − | * Added support for DICOM private dictionary
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| − | * Read and apply window/level found in DICOM volumes.
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| − | * Added support for Philips DWI datasets
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| − | * Fixed loading of DICOM image from files containing special characters.
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| | == Data processing == | | == Data processing == |
| − | * Added support for saving and loading of complex processing chain of CLI modules [http://www.na-mic.org/Bug/view.php?id=3240 #3240] [http://www.na-mic.org/Bug/view.php?id=3468 #3468]
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| | == CLI == | | == CLI == |
| − | * Added support for transfer of fiducial file to/from CLI modules.
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| − | * Added support for transfer of Hierarchy sub-scene to/from CLI modules.
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| − | * Fixed loading multivolumes produced by CLI modules.
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| | == Usability == | | == Usability == |
| − | * Built-in module categories and extensions categories are listed separately in module selector.
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| − | * Allow multi-selection in subject hierarchy.
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| − | * Generate high-resolution magnified screenshots for 3D view.
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| | == SubjectHierarchy == | | == SubjectHierarchy == |
| − | * Highlight nodes in subject hierarchy referenced by DICOM
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| − | * Added Transforms subject hierarchy plugin
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| − | * Added new [[Documentation/Labs/DICOMExport|DICOM export feature and scalar volume plugin]]. [http://www.na-mic.org/Bug/view.php?id=3163 #3163]
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| − | * Added generic folder plugin to subject hierarchy
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| − | * Subject hierarchy nodes automatically created for supported types
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| − | * Added auto-delete subject hierarchy children to Application Settings
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| − | * Added auto-create subject hierarchy option to Application Settings
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| − | * Subject hierarchy tree headers show icons instead of text
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| − | * Fixed subject hierarchy nodes creation when importing old scene [http://www.na-mic.org/Bug/view.php?id=3902 #3902]
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| − | * Fixed volume visibility controls. [http://www.na-mic.org/Bug/view.php?id=3893 #3893]
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| − | * Upgraded from Numpy 1.4.1 to NumPy 1.9.2
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| − | * Upgraded from Python 2.7.3 to Python 2.7.10
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| − | * Bundled nose python module into the Slicer package.
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| − | * Added logging functions for Python.
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| − | * Fixed VTKObservationMixin and added [[Documentation/Nightly/Developers/Python_scripting#How_can_I_access_callData_argument_in_a_VTK_object_observer_callback_function|documentation]].
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| − | * Updated IOManager and DICOMWidgets to emit <code>newFileLoaded()</code>.
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| − | * Added logging of Python console user input.
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| − | * Added accessor for vertex points of models as numpy array.
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| − | * Allow displayable manager to be introspected using python.
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| | == Editor == | | == Editor == |
| − | * Simplify UI using node selector for merge volume. [http://www.na-mic.org/Bug/view.php?id=2958 #2958]
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| − | * Warn user when GrowCut effect is attempted with unsupported image type.
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| − | * Added ability to delete only the selected structure.
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| − | * Ensure label map is updated each time a master volume is selected.
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| − | * Improved threshold paint effect to have inclusive ranges [http://www.na-mic.org/Bug/view.php?id=4066 #4066]
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| − | * Remember paint radius when effect are changed [http://www.na-mic.org/Bug/view.php?id=1853 #1853]
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| − | * Reset editor interface when scene is closed.
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| − | * Ensure a related merge volume is selected after a structure deleted.
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| | == Markups == | | == Markups == |
| − | * Added measurements between fiducials in right click menu [http://www.na-mic.org/Bug/view.php?id=1898 #1898]
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| − | * Added ability to refocus 3d cameras on a fiducial. [http://www.na-mic.org/Bug/view.php?id=3683 #3683]
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| | == LabelMapVolumeNode == | | == LabelMapVolumeNode == |
| − | * TBD
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| − | * Added labelmap node support to subject hierarchy
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| − | * Improved CLI image widget type handling.
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| | == Slice viewers == | | == Slice viewers == |
| − | * Added control to adjust thickness for label map outlines [http://www.na-mic.org/Bug/view.php?id=2267 #2267]
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| | == DataProbe == | | == DataProbe == |
| − | * Added magnified slice view into DataProbe panel.
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| | == SliceViewAnnotations == | | == SliceViewAnnotations == |
| − | * Added orientation marker to slice view annotations.
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| − | * Improved integration of SliceViewAnnotations. [http://www.na-mic.org/Bug/view.php?id=3943 #3943]
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| | == OpenIGTLink == | | == OpenIGTLink == |
| − | * Improved support for POINT and POLYDATA messages. [http://www.na-mic.org/Bug/view.php?id=3875 #3875] [http://www.na-mic.org/Bug/view.php?id=3907 #3907]
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| − | == DoubleArrays ==
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| − | * Improved loading and saving of measurement files (.mcsv)
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| − | * Improved CastScalarVolume module to support input of type unsigned char, int or long.
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| − | * Improved management of data loaded between creation of SceneViews
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| − | == Landmark ==
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| − | * Added support for landmark refinement
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| − | * Improved LandmarkRegistration plugin loader displaying message if plugin failed to be loaded.
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| − | == MultiVolumeImporter ==
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| − | * Fixed loading of MGH variable FA multivolume.
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| − | == FiberBundleLabelSelect ==
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| − | * Fixed ADD operation for ‘Label to include’. [http://www.na-mic.org/Bug/view.php?id=4025 #4025]
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| − | * Added support for both VTK and VTP input files.
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| − | == DTI support ==
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| − | * Resolved multithread issue that caused errors with multiple b values. [http://www.na-mic.org/Bug/view.php?id=3977 #3977]
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| − | * Fixed parallel/perpendicular diffusivity on glyphs, interactive seeding line display. [http://www.na-mic.org/Bug/view.php?id=3857 #3857]
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| − | * Fixed displaying of Tensor properties and their ranges in Tractography display module for lines/tubes/glyphs [http://www.na-mic.org/Bug/view.php?id=3857 #3857]
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| − | * Added logic for propagating color and opacity to fiber hierarchies. [http://www.na-mic.org/Bug/view.php?id=3925 #3925]
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| − | * Added support for Fiber Hierarchies in the Models Module. [http://www.na-mic.org/Bug/view.php?id=3678 #3678]
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| − | * Fixed volume rendering not visible when non-volume-rendered volume is frequently changing in the scene.
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| − | * Ensure volume rendering is updated when volume geometry is modified. [http://www.na-mic.org/Bug/view.php?id=4023 #4023]
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| − | * TBD
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| − | * Added CLI module FiberTractMeasurements allowing to XXXX supporting cluster aggregation.
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| | ** Updated EditUtil API adding function SetUseLabelOutline() to explicitly set label outline state on all Slice nodes | | ** Updated EditUtil API adding function SetUseLabelOutline() to explicitly set label outline state on all Slice nodes |
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| | == Slicer Core == | | == Slicer Core == |
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| | ** Improve build targets organization in IDE that support folders. | | ** Improve build targets organization in IDE that support folders. |
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| | ** [https://github.com/Slicer/Slicer/pull/359 upgraded DCMTK to the latest snapshot DCMTK-3.6.1_20150924] | | ** [https://github.com/Slicer/Slicer/pull/359 upgraded DCMTK to the latest snapshot DCMTK-3.6.1_20150924] |
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Summary
The community of Slicer developers is proud to announce the release of Slicer Nightly.
- Slicer Nightly introduces
- An improved App Store, known as the Extension Manager, for adding plug-ins to Slicer. More than 80 plug-ins and packages of plug-ins are currently available.
- Close to 150 feature improvements and bug fixes have resulted in improved performance and stability.
- Improvements to many modules.
- Click here to download Slicer Nightly for different platforms and find pointers to the source code, mailing lists and the bug tracker.
- 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.
- The Slicer Training page provides a series of tutorials and data sets for training in the use of Slicer.
slicer.org is the portal to the application, training materials, and the development community.
What is 3D Slicer
3D Slicer is:
- A software platform for the analysis (including registration and interactive segmentation) and visualization (including volume rendering) of medical images and for research in image guided therapy.
- A free, open source software available on multiple operating systems: Linux, MacOSX and Windows
- Extensible, with powerful plug-in capabilities for adding algorithms and applications.
Features include:
- Multi organ: from head to toe.
- Support for multi-modality imaging including, MRI, CT, US, nuclear medicine, and microscopy.
- Bidirectional interface for devices.
There is no restriction on use, but Slicer is not approved for clinical use and intended for research. Permissions and compliance with applicable rules are the responsibility of the user. For details on the license see here
Citing Slicer
To acknowledge 3D Slicer as a platform, please cite the Slicer web site (http://www.slicer.org) and the following publication:
Fedorov A., Beichel R., Kalpathy-Cramer J., Finet J., Fillion-Robin J-C., Pujol S., Bauer C., Jennings D., Fennessy F., Sonka M., Buatti J., Aylward S.R., Miller J.V., Pieper S., Kikinis R. 3D Slicer as an Image Computing Platform for the Quantitative Imaging Network. Magnetic Resonance Imaging. 2012 Nov;30(9):1323-41. PMID: 22770690.
Slicer Nightly Highlights
- New and Improved Modules
Improved
Transforms module with support for non-linear transforms, visualization of transforms in 2D and 3D, detailed transform properties view -
click here for demo video.
- Added support for copy/paste of linear transforms
- Support saving of any transform to a grid transform
- Improved composite transform support
- Added support for thin plate spline transforms
- Addressed display issue for slice intersection display of non-linearly transformed model
The user interface of the
DICOM module has been improved for a better usability.
- Improved DICOM browser adding a right click menu to allow deleting or exporting to disk at the patients/studies/series levels.
- Added support for DICOM private dictionary.
- Improved support for loading of DICOM referenced datasets.
- Read and apply window/level found in DICOM volumes.
- Added support for Philips DWI datasets
- Fixed loading of DICOM image from files containing special characters.
Improved
Subject hierarchy module for organizing and manipulating data loaded in Slicer.
- Highlight nodes in subject hierarchy referenced by DICOM
- Added Transforms subject hierarchy plugin
- Added new DICOM export feature and scalar volume plugin. #3163
- Added generic folder plugin to subject hierarchy
- Subject hierarchy nodes automatically created for supported types
- Added auto-delete subject hierarchy children to Application Settings
- Added auto-create subject hierarchy option to Application Settings
- Subject hierarchy tree headers show icons instead of text
- Fixed subject hierarchy nodes creation when importing old scene #3902
- Fixed volume visibility controls. #3893
Slicer Training
The Slicer Training page provides a series of updated tutorials and data sets for training in the use of Slicer Nightly.
The first 3D Slicer training events using Slicer 4.5 will be organized at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), Boston, MA, Brown University, Providence, RI and RSNA 2015, Chicago, Il.
Slicer Extensions
- New Extensions
AnglePlanes This Module is used to calculate the angle between two planes by using the normals NEW
Improved Extensions in Slicer 4.5
Extensions removed from Slicer 4.5
Extensions renamed
Other Improvements, Additions & Documentation
Optimization
Transforms
DICOM
Data processing
CLI
Usability
SubjectHierarchy
Python scripting
Editor
Markups
LabelMapVolumeNode
Slice viewers
DataProbe
SliceViewAnnotations
OpenIGTLink
For Developers
Modules and Extensions
Slicer Core
- Improved Toolkits
Moved from CTKAppLauncher v0.1.11 to v0.1.14 (43 commits)
Moved from ITK v4.4.1 to v4.6.0 (1089 commits)
Moved from Qt 4.7.4 to Qt 4.8.6
Moved from VTK v5.10.1 to VTK v6.2.0 (5490 commits)
Looking at the Code Changes
From a git checkout you can easily see the all the commits since the time of the 4.4.0 release:
git log v4.4.0..HEAD
To see a summary of your own commits, you could use something like:
git log v4.4.0..HEAD --oneline --author=me
see the git log man page for more options.
Commit stats and full changelog
Related Projects
Improved Transforms module with support for non-linear transforms, visualization of transforms in 2D and 3D, detailed transform properties view - click here for demo video.
The user interface of the DICOM module has been improved for a better usability.
Improved Subject hierarchy module for organizing and manipulating data loaded in Slicer.
