BU 2015

Course Description

The 3D Slicer is an open-source platform for medical image analysis and 3D visualization used in clinical research worldwide. The purpose of this course is to provide radiology residents and medical students an introduction to the functionalities of 3D Slicer for Radiology research and education.

Course Instructors

• Sonia Pujol, Ph.D, Director of Training, Neuroimage Analysis Center, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School.
• Kitt Shaffer, M.D., Ph.D., Vice Chairman for Education, Boston Medical Center, Boston University School of Medicine

Course Agenda

• 12:00-12:05 pm: Introduction and goals of the workshop (Kitt Shaffer)
• 12:05-12:15 pm: The 3D Slicer open-source software for medical research and education (Sonia Pujol)
• 12:15-1:00 pm: Hands-on session: 3D Visualization of DICOM Images for Radiology Applications (Sonia Pujol)

Course Materials

In preparation for the hands-on session, participants are invited to bring their own laptop to the workshop and to download the following material:

• 3D Slicer software: Slicer 4.4.0 2014-11-02 r2374 release version. (Blue Button)
• 3D Visualization-part1 and 3D Visualization-part2 datasets

Logistics

• Date: June 8, 2015
• Local Host: Dr. Kitt Shaffer, Vice Chairman for Education, Boston University School of Medicine
• Location: Williams conference room, 2nd floor of the 88 East Newton building, Department of Radiology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA
• Contact: For questions related to the 3D Slicer software and/or datasets, please send an e-mail to Sonia Pujol (spujol at bwh.harvard.edu)