slicer@preview ☆

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Description:
Medical image processing and visualization system

Type: Cask | Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025

Links: Homepage | @3DSlicer | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Other

Tags: medical-imaging visualization research biomedical analysis

Install: brew install --cask slicer@preview

About:
3D Slicer is a free, open-source software platform for medical image analysis and scientific visualization. It provides a comprehensive suite of tools for processing, analyzing, and visualizing medical images from various modalities. Its extensible architecture supports specialized scientific research and clinical applications.

Key Features:

Comprehensive DICOM support and import/export
Extensible architecture with Python and C++ modules
Advanced 3D visualization and volume rendering
Powerful command-line interface (CLI) for automation
Integrated quantitative imaging and segmentation tools

Use Cases:

Biomedical research and preclinical imaging analysis
Surgical planning and intra-operative navigation
Radiomics and quantitative imaging feature extraction
Medical imaging algorithm development and testing

Alternatives:

ITK-SNAP – Lighter weight, focused primarily on semi-automatic image segmentation.
FSL – Specialized for fMRI and diffusion MRI analysis, primarily command-line driven.

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