Open-source medical imaging platform

3D Slicer

Free, open-source software for visualisation, segmentation, registration, and analysis of medical images, with extensions for viewing and interacting with scenes in virtual reality.

Source reviewed

Appears inSurgical planning

StageResearch and evidence Technology Implementation

Structured overview

What this record covers

Developer3D Slicer community

GeographyGlobal

ModalitiesVR, Screen-based

MaturityOpen source

Last reviewed2026-08-24

Clinical areas and use cases

Specialties

RadiologyMedical imagingNeurosurgery

Use cases

VisualizationPlanningResearch

Provenance

Primary source

3D Slicer official siteCapabilities, licence, and VR extension support summarised from the project's own documentation.

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