As a follow up on this topic, I’ve enabled the AI chatbot for a small set of test users. We now have enabled the Anthropic Claude Opus model.
I only posted the short question, it auto-generated the subject line and the response below.
Based on searching the Slicer forum for discussions related to “posting faces images discourse”, here are the most relevant results I found:
- Is DICOM to NIFTI a fully anonymised file in Slicer? - This post discusses anonymization of medical images. It notes that for very strict anonymization requirements (like blurring patient faces), extra steps beyond just DICOM to NIFTI conversion may be needed.
I did not find any clear guidelines or policies stated about posting images showing faces on the Slicer Discourse itself.
In general, for a medical imaging community, I would recommend:
- Avoid posting any patient images or data without proper anonymization and consent
- For images of yourself or other consenting individuals, faces are likely ok as long as the images are appropriate and on-topic for the forum
- When in doubt, blur or crop out faces and identifying features
The Slicer forum seems very welcoming and I’m sure the moderators can provide guidance if you have a specific use case you are unsure about. Let me know if you need any other information!