Slicer3: Image Guided Therapy (IGT)
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Introduction
The Slicer3 IGT tools are intended to enable research in image guided therapy. They leverage the Slicer environment and augment it with a number of IGT specific functionalities and modules. One key element of this capability is Open IGT link, a communication protocol to link 3D Slicer to a variety of devices.
- I am a neurosurgeon who is using the BrainLabs Navigation system. I would like to use Slicer to do some research in DTI visualization during procedures. What do I do?
The following scenario is being developed and tested: The integration of BrainLab and Slicer3
Use-case scenario 2: IGT robotics tutorial with LEGO Mindstorms
- I am a professor who wants to use Slicer to educate my students about the basics of robotics in IGT
Materials
Provided by NA-MIC and the Surgical Planning Lab:
- 3D Slicer v. 3 tutorial module
- CT volume of the phantom
- Tutorial slides
- Assembly instructions for the robot and the phantom
- Phantom placement guide
Provided by tutorial participants:
- 1 LEGO Mindstorms NXT kit
- 1 LEGO Deluxe Brick box
- 2 pom-poms
- Linux computer with root access or Windows with administrator privileges
For purchasing information for user-supplied materials, see the "Tutorial Slides Part 1 - Background and Materials" slides.
List of devices that have been linked successfully
- Support medical tracking systems
- All devices interfaced to IGSTK (Noby inserts link), including
- Flashpoint (Image Guided Technologies, Boulder, CO)
- Robin Medical
- scanners (Noby: which ones)
- robots (Noby which ones)
- IGT Modules in Slicer 3.3
Only what is in Slicer 3.3 nightly!
- For more information