Slicer3:BrainLab Integration

Introduction

Fig. 1 BrainLab, BioImage Suite and Slicer3 integration.

To better understand the integration of BrainLab and Slicer3, we first introduce the following terms:

• Slicer3 [[1]] is cross-platform end user application for analyzing and visualizing medical images. It contails collection of Open Source libraries for developing and deploying new image computing technologies.
  
• BrainLab [[2]] currently offers a set of integrated OR solutions, for instance neurosurgery, orthopedic, and RT/Oncology. The BrainLab component we're working with is VectorVision Cranial Navigation System.
  
• BioImage Suite [[3]] is an integrated image analysis software suite developed at Yale University.
• VectorVision Link (VVLink) is a custom designed client/server tool which extends functionality from the Visualization Toolkit. VV Link enables bi-directional data transfer such as image data sets, visualizations and tool positions in real time.