


3D Slicer runs on modern Windows, Mac OS X (10.7 and up), and a variety of Linux distributions.

Slicer is built and tested on many hardware and software platforms. Slicer brings free, powerful cross-platform processing tools to physicians, researchers, and the public. Built over two decades through support from the National Institutes of Health and a worldwide developer community.

It can receive digital images from PACS server or virtually any imaging modality including x-rays, MRIs, CTs, and more. It enables healthcare professionals to efficiently display and analyze digital medical images. It includes a file format definition and a network communications protocol.ĭICOM Workstation works as an option for most medical imaging equipment. PACS stands for Picture Archiving and Communication System, a medical imaging technology which provides economical storage and convenient access to images from multiple modalities.ĭICOM (Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine) is a standard for handling, storing, printing, and transmitting information in medical imaging.
