NA-MIC National Alliance for Medical Image Computing Core 1b – Engineering End-user Platform Steve Pieper Isomics, Inc.
National Alliance for Medical Image Computing Topics 2011 Year in Review –3D Slicer version 4.0 –Highlights Plans for This Week and Beyond
National Alliance for Medical Image Computing Core 1b – Engineering 5 Aims / 5 Platforms Architecture – tools, operating paradigms, reporting mechanisms, integration points End-user platform – interactive methods and information visualization for longitudinal analysis, exploratory data analysis, and translational research Computational platform – stream processing, cloud computing, statistical analysis, informatics, machine learning Data management – non-imaging and derived data, DICOM and cloud services Software engineering and software quality – navigable timeline for revision control, build, test, documentation and release
National Alliance for Medical Image Computing End-user platform 3D Slicer: a cross platform system for translating innovative algorithms into clinical research applications Developer Needs Clinical Grade IO and UI Rich Utility Libraries Extensible and Reconfigurable Stable Base Easily Deployable Developer Needs Clinical Grade IO and UI Rich Utility Libraries Extensible and Reconfigurable Stable Base Easily Deployable User Needs Easy Install and Upgrade “Standard” Clinical Behavior Consistent Interface Advanced Functionality User Needs Easy Install and Upgrade “Standard” Clinical Behavior Consistent Interface Advanced Functionality
National Alliance for Medical Image Computing Clinical Grade IO and UI Slicer developers work closely with DBPs on real data and are exposed to clinical state of the art Rich Utility Libraries NA-MIC Kit Extensible and Reconfigurable Loadable Extensions Scriptable GUI Stable Base Nightly Extensions Built Against Latest Slicer Release Slicer Release Relies on Upstream Release (ITK, VTK, etc) Easily Deployable Binary Installers for all platforms Developer Needs
National Alliance for Medical Image Computing Easy Install and Upgrade Binary installers and Extension Wizard “Standard” Clinical Behavior Adhere to Conventions where Possible Varies by Domain (IGT Navigation vs. Neuroscience Research vs. RT Planning) New Functionality has no “Standard” by Definition Consistent Interface Learning one Slicer Module should help you know how to use other ones Advanced Functionality Main Motivation: you use slicer because nothing else does what you need – we try to make that as painless as possible User Needs
National Alliance for Medical Image Computing Our Solution: 3D Slicer Focus for NA-MIC DBPs and Collaborations Platform and Reusable Parts for Wider Community
National Alliance for Medical Image Computing Impact – June 2008 – Dec Slicer3 Download Statistics
National Alliance for Medical Image Computing We’ve been busy in 2011… Cue the movie…
National Alliance for Medical Image Computing Results: For Users Faster –Startup –Interaction More Stable New Qt Interface: Cleaner, Prettier Better Adherence to Computing Conventions –Mac Bundle –64 Bit Mac and Windows DICOM Networking and Database New Layouts Improved Modules: EMSegmenter, Annotations, …
National Alliance for Medical Image Computing Results: For Developers Rework and Modularization Better Software Process and Testing Qt: Rich Widget Library, OS Abstractions Cleaner Abstractions –New Layouts –Displayable Managers SuperBuild Ports to Newer Software –Lion, Ubuntu 11.x… –VTK 5.8, (ITKv4)… CTK: Uses OPM (Other People’s Money) –International Developer Community –We Contribute Non-Slicer-Specific Developments
National Alliance for Medical Image Computing Slicer 4.0 Highlights QIN Multiparametric Prostate Imaging (Fedorov, Fennessy) Using CompareView
National Alliance for Medical Image Computing Slicer 4.0 Highlights EMSegmenter –Command Line –Easy Wizard –Fully Customizable Interface
National Alliance for Medical Image Computing Slicer 4.0 Highlights DICOM Networking and Database –DICOM Listener, Query/Retrieve, Send –Local Cache, Thumbnails, Series Selection…
National Alliance for Medical Image Computing Slicer 4.0 Highlights Volume Rendering –2D-3D ROI –GPU Ray Casting MRML Configuration for use in Modules
National Alliance for Medical Image Computing Slicer 4.0 Highlights New Annotation Infrastructure with Hierarchies
National Alliance for Medical Image Computing Slicer 4.0 Highlights Atlas and Model Hierarchy Support
National Alliance for Medical Image Computing Slicer 4.0 Highlights Diffusion Support –Improved Performance –DICOM to Full Brain Tractography Wizard
National Alliance for Medical Image Computing Results: Slicer4 Download Stats New Download Infrastructure –Easier for Users –Better Analytics –Thanks to Zach Mullen and Mike Halle Data Collected So Far –11/28/11 (RSNA) to 1/11/12 (Yesterday) –Robots Removed from Statistics –4713 Total Downloads in 45 Days –Rate of over 38,000 / Year, 100 / Day
National Alliance for Medical Image Computing Slicer 4.0 Impact: First 45 Days
National Alliance for Medical Image Computing Slicer 4.0 Impact: First 45 Days
National Alliance for Medical Image Computing Slicer 4.0 Impact: First 45 Days
National Alliance for Medical Image Computing Slicer 4.0 Impact: First 45 Days
National Alliance for Medical Image Computing What’s Next? 3D Slicer 4.0.1: Today 3D Slicer 4.1 –Summer 2012 Project Week –ITK v 4 3D Slicer 4.2 –RSNA 2012 Patch Releases Approximately Yearly –Active/Unstable Developments as Extensions
National Alliance for Medical Image Computing Priorities Maintenance: ITKv4, Stability, Documentation, Performance… Extensibility: Extension Modules, Scripting DICOM: Radiation Therapy, Structured Reporting, Diffusion, Network Interactive Editing Annotations, Model and Display Hierarchies
National Alliance for Medical Image Computing Core 1b – Engineering 5 Aims / 5 Platforms Architecture – tools, operating paradigms, reporting mechanisms, integration points End-user platform – interactive methods and information visualization for longitudinal analysis, exploratory data analysis, and translational research Computational platform – stream processing, cloud computing, statistical analysis, informatics, machine learning Data management – non-imaging and derived data, DICOM and cloud services Software engineering and software quality – navigable timeline for revision control, build, test, documentation and release