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=Wishlist for Engineering core=
 
=Wishlist for Engineering core=
*** Rons number 1: unified load: harmonize loading of different types of data, from local and remote data sources. Make plans for logic components, local database & UI design
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* Rons number 1: unified load: harmonize loading of different types of data, from local and remote data sources. Make plans for logic components, local database & UI design
*** Rons number 2: Review [http://www.na-mic.org/Bug/view_all_bug_page.php Slicer3 bug tracker] for issues and feature requests - in particular widgets, command line modules, improved transforms/registration...
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* Rons number 2: Review [http://www.na-mic.org/Bug/view_all_bug_page.php Slicer3 bug tracker] for issues and feature requests - in particular widgets, command line modules, improved transforms/registration...
*** Rons number 3: Finish [http://www.slicer.org/slicerWiki/index.php/Slicer4 Slicer4] (Qt port) on schedule
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* Rons number 3: Finish [[Projects:ARRA:SlicerUI|Slicer4 Qt port]] on schedule
*** Rons number 4: Annotated thumbnails everywhere: mrml files, scene snapshots, individual volumes and models
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* Rons number 4: Annotated thumbnails everywhere: mrml files, scene snapshots, individual volumes and models
****Ability to replace existing thumbnails, edit annotations
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**Ability to replace existing thumbnails, edit annotations
*** GUI Testing
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* GUI Testing
**** There is now an open-source method for automated testing of Qt-based applications: http://www.paraview.org/Wiki/Testing_design
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** There is now an open-source method for automated testing of Qt-based applications: http://www.paraview.org/Wiki/Testing_design
*** Support scenes containing data that spans multiple scales in time and space
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* Support scenes containing data that spans multiple scales in time and space
**** visualize, indicate correspondence and support interactions with a scene in which the data differ by orders of magnitude and change over time
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** visualize, indicate correspondence and support interactions with a scene in which the data differ by orders of magnitude and change over time
***Scene snapshot module: reorder, rename
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*Scene snapshot module: reorder, rename
*** Investigate use of a binary mask used with volume rendering to specify non-rectilinear ROIs, to display segmentation results, and to display effects of interactive editing
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* Investigate use of a binary mask used with volume rendering to specify non-rectilinear ROIs, to display segmentation results, and to display effects of interactive editing
***extended save: save to local and remote destinations. Make plans for logic components, DB transaction, and UI design.
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*extended save: save to local and remote destinations. Make plans for logic components, DB transaction, and UI design.
***organizing multiple data sets from one subject: time series, image fusion etc.
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*organizing multiple data sets from one subject: time series, image fusion etc.
*** [http://www.na-mic.org/Wiki/index.php/Projects:ARRA:SlicerAM:KWWidgets VTK 3D Widgets] plans
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* [http://www.na-mic.org/Wiki/index.php/Projects:ARRA:SlicerAM:KWWidgets VTK 3D Widgets] plans
*** Make plans for a new and improved [http://www.slicer.org/slicerWiki/index.php/Modules:Editor-Documentation-3.6 Editor] for slicer4
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* Make plans for a new and improved [http://www.slicer.org/slicerWiki/index.php/Modules:Editor-Documentation-3.6 Editor] for slicer4
****Grow Cuts, RSS and fast Marching with volume cropping and volume rendering
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**Grow Cuts, RSS and fast Marching with volume cropping and volume rendering
****Gestures in 2d and 3d
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**Gestures in 2d and 3d
*** Infrastructure that supports simultaneous GPU-based volume rendering and GPU-based interactive segmentation methods (vtkWidgets)
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* Infrastructure that supports simultaneous GPU-based volume rendering and GPU-based interactive segmentation methods (vtkWidgets)
*** Define a "Core" Slicer that can be distributed with InsightApplications repository of ITKv4
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* Define a "Core" Slicer that can be distributed with InsightApplications repository of ITKv4
**** Two audiences:
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** Two audiences:
***** Simple Interface for Radiologists
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*** Simple Interface for Radiologists
***** Simple, Extensible Platform for Developers (for custom apps/interfaces).
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*** Simple, Extensible Platform for Developers (for custom apps/interfaces).
*** Guidelines and examples for GPU-based algorithms
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* Guidelines and examples for GPU-based algorithms
*** Interactive/iterative command-line modules (e.g., tied to a vtkWidget)
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* Interactive/iterative command-line modules (e.g., tied to a vtkWidget)
*** DICOM via CTK
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* DICOM via CTK
*** Determine an alternative to Mantis/bug-tracking.  We have over 495 bugs.
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* Determine an alternative to Mantis/bug-tracking.  We have over 495 bugs.
*** Batch processing (IPython) examples
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* Batch processing (IPython) examples
**** includes an algorithm validation framework
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** includes an algorithm validation framework
*** Interact with [http://www.kitware.com/blog/home/post/49 ITKv4], [http://commontk.org CTK], [http://nipy.sourceforge.net/software/projects/ NiPy], and other like-minded projects.
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* Interact with [http://www.kitware.com/blog/home/post/49 ITKv4], [http://commontk.org CTK], [http://nipy.sourceforge.net/software/projects/ NiPy], and other like-minded projects.
***Review Slicer application framework to support modularization and customization
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*Review Slicer application framework to support modularization and customization
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=Agenda=
 
=Agenda=
  

Revision as of 17:44, 22 October 2010

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Goals: Develop clarity and a plan for this year's work; establish broader strategic vision for the next four NAMIC years.

Logistics

  • When: November 17-18 (Wednesday and Thursday). Start time: noon Wednesday, end time: early afternoon Thursday
  • Where: Boston SPL, 1249 Facility
  • Who: Engineering Core leaders and key personnel

Wishlist for Engineering core

  • Rons number 1: unified load: harmonize loading of different types of data, from local and remote data sources. Make plans for logic components, local database & UI design
  • Rons number 2: Review Slicer3 bug tracker for issues and feature requests - in particular widgets, command line modules, improved transforms/registration...
  • Rons number 3: Finish Slicer4 Qt port on schedule
  • Rons number 4: Annotated thumbnails everywhere: mrml files, scene snapshots, individual volumes and models
    • Ability to replace existing thumbnails, edit annotations
  • GUI Testing
  • Support scenes containing data that spans multiple scales in time and space
    • visualize, indicate correspondence and support interactions with a scene in which the data differ by orders of magnitude and change over time
  • Scene snapshot module: reorder, rename
  • Investigate use of a binary mask used with volume rendering to specify non-rectilinear ROIs, to display segmentation results, and to display effects of interactive editing
  • extended save: save to local and remote destinations. Make plans for logic components, DB transaction, and UI design.
  • organizing multiple data sets from one subject: time series, image fusion etc.
  • VTK 3D Widgets plans
  • Make plans for a new and improved Editor for slicer4
    • Grow Cuts, RSS and fast Marching with volume cropping and volume rendering
    • Gestures in 2d and 3d
  • Infrastructure that supports simultaneous GPU-based volume rendering and GPU-based interactive segmentation methods (vtkWidgets)
  • Define a "Core" Slicer that can be distributed with InsightApplications repository of ITKv4
    • Two audiences:
      • Simple Interface for Radiologists
      • Simple, Extensible Platform for Developers (for custom apps/interfaces).
  • Guidelines and examples for GPU-based algorithms
  • Interactive/iterative command-line modules (e.g., tied to a vtkWidget)
  • DICOM via CTK
  • Determine an alternative to Mantis/bug-tracking. We have over 495 bugs.
  • Batch processing (IPython) examples
    • includes an algorithm validation framework
  • Interact with ITKv4, CTK, NiPy, and other like-minded projects.
  • Review Slicer application framework to support modularization and customization

Agenda

See also

http://wiki.slicer.org/slicerWiki/index.php/Slicer4 http://wiki.slicer.org/slicerWiki/index.php/Slicer4:Developers

Attendees

  1. Ron Kikinis