Slicer3:Working Through of IGT Modules

Installation

• Step 1) Install Slicer 3
• Step 2) Install Tracker simulator

Install Slicer3

• Install Slicer 3 using either of the followin options.
  • Windows 32 bit, Mac OS, Linux 32 bit: Slicer3 nightly build can be downloaded from here: http://www.slicer.org/pages/Special:SlicerDownloads. Some bug fixes have been checked in recently. Please download a Slicer binary for your computer, which is newer than April 20, 2009.
  • Linux 64bit: A working Slicer3 binary (Linux, x86 64-bit) is also available for download from here: Slicer3-3.3_Linux_x86_64.
• Install Slicer on your computer. If you run Windows, use the installer; otherwise, unzip the binary to your preferred location.

Install Tracker Simulator

The tracking simulator will be used to generate and send fake tracking data to Slicer3. Download and unzip a precompiled version (binary):

• For Windows (32-bit).
• For Mac OS X (x86).
• For Linux (x86, 32-bit).
• For Linux (x86, 64-bit).

Download Datasets

• Tutorial images can be downloaded here: sample datasets.

Run IGT Modules

• Basic Slicer3 navigation tutorial: http://wiki.na-mic.org/Wiki/index.php/IGT:ToolKit/Navigation-tutorial.
• Advanced Slicer3 navigation tutorial: http://wiki.na-mic.org/Wiki/index.php/IGT:ToolKit/Navigation-with-Aurora.
• Real-time fiducial seeding of DTI tractography: http://www.slicer.org/slicerWiki/index.php?title=Slicer3%3ABrainLab_Integration.
• IGT module tutorials: http://www.na-mic.org/Wiki/index.php/IGT:ToolKit.