Documentation/Nightly/Modules/CollectFiducials

Introduction and Acknowledgements

Author: Tamas Ungi (Perk Lab, Queen's University)
Contact: Tamas Ungi
Website: https://github.com/SlicerIGT/CollectFiducials
License: Slicer license |- |

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Extension Description

CollectFiducials module allows collection of fiducial annotation points using a transform node as the source of point position. This can be used to collect landmark points for registration in IGT procedures when the input transform is updated by a tracked pointer.

Use Cases

• Interventional and surgical tool registration for navigated procedures.
• Patient registration in IGT procedures.

Tutorials

To use this module

• Select the transform that represents the pointer tool.
• Click record to add a fiducial point to the currently active Annotation Hierarchy.

References

1. Tokuda J, Fischer GS, Papademetris X, Yaniv Z, Ibanez L, Cheng P, Liu H, Blevins J, Arata J, Golby A, Kapur T, Pieper S, Burdette EC, Fichtinger G, Tempany CM, Hata N, OpenIGTLink: An Open Network Protocol for Image-Guided Therapy Environment, Int J Med Robot 2009; 5(4):423-34.

Information for Developers

Logo

The CollectFiducials logo is designed by Tamas Ungi (Queen's University).