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 Slicer3Minute Tutorial-PPT 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 Programming in Slicer3 Tutorial-PPT The Programming in Slicer3 tutorial is an introduction to the integration of C++ 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 Python plug-in to Slicer3.
Core	Hello Python Tutorial The Hello Python tutorial is an introduction to the integration of Python stand-alone programs outside of the Slicer3 source tree. Audience: Programmers and Engineers.	HelloPython Plugin The HelloPython tutorial dataset contains an MR scan of the brain and pre-computed xml and Python code for integrating the Hello Python 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 Change Tracker Tutorial-PPT 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)
Specialized	FreeSurfer Course The FreeSurfer dataset contains an MR scan of the brain and pre-computed FreeSurfer segmentation and cortical surface reconstructions. Audience: All users	FreeSurfer tutorial data

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.