SlicerHeart


Tools for cardiac image import (3D/4D ultrasound, CT, MRI), quantification, surgical planning, and implant placement planning and assessment.

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SlicerHeart extension for 3D Slicer


SlicerHeart provides open-source 3D image processing capabilities to aid research and treatment in cardiovascular medicine, especially congenital heart disease. Its features enhance 3D visualization and quantitative analysis of cardiac images.

How to install

1. Download and install 3D Slicer (link below)
2. Start Slicer and open Extension manager
3. Install SlicerHeart extension (in Cardiac category)
   a. click Yes to install all dependencies
4. Restart Slicer and you are good to go!

References


If you utilized SlicerHeart, please cite the following paper when referring to SlicerHeart in your publication.

Lasso, A., Herz, C., Nam, H., Cianciulli, A., Pieper, S., Drouin, S., Pinter, C., St-Onge, S., Vigil, C., Ching, S., Sunderland, K., Fichtinger, G., Kikinis, R., & Jolley, M. A. (2022). "SlicerHeart: An open-source computing platform for cardiac image analysis and modeling." Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, 9. https://doi.org/10.3389/fcvm.2022.886549

URL: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcvm.2022.886549
DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2022.886549
ISSN: 2297-055X
@ARTICLE{Lasso2022,
  title     = "{SlicerHeart}: An open-source computing platform for cardiac
			   image analysis and modeling",
  author    = "Lasso, Andras and Herz, Christian and Nam, Hannah and
			   Cianciulli, Alana and Pieper, Steve and Drouin, Simon and
			   Pinter, Csaba and St-Onge, Samuelle and Vigil, Chad and Ching,
			   Stephen and Sunderland, Kyle and Fichtinger, Gabor and Kikinis,
			   Ron and Jolley, Matthew A",
  journal   = "Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine",
  publisher = "Frontiers Media SA",
  volume    =  9,
  month     =  sep,
  year      =  2022,
  copyright = "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"
}

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Acknowledgments


This work was partially supported by:

- Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP)
- The Topolewski Pediatric Valve Center at CHOP
- CHOP Frontier Grant (Pediatric Valve Center)
- The Additional Ventures
- National Heart, Blood, and Lung Institute (NHLBI) (R01 HL153166)
- National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) (P41 EB015902)
- Cancer Care Ontario with funds provided by the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care
- Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
- Big Hearts to Little Hearts
- CHOP Cardiac Center Innovation Grants
- CHOP Cardiac Center Grants
- National Cancer Institute (NCI) (contract number 19X037Q from Leidos Biomedical Research under Task Order HHSN26100071 from NCI, funding development of NCI Imaging Data Commons)

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