View source for Liver RFA project mtg 7 30 2008

Georgetown University, ISIS Center, July 30 ~ August 1st, 2008 <br>
Attendee: Noby Hata, Haiying Liu, Yaniv Ziv, Patrick Cheng

=== Day 1 ===
* Update project status. 
*# Demonstrating Slicer 3.0 semi-auto segmentation and navigation capability
*# Showing the existing IGSTK RFA system
* Experiment in DynaCT room (C-arm CT flouro room) to show the work flow of Georgetown system
* Disccusion the integration effort
*# In the near term, working on the semi-automatic segmentation of tumor in liver using slicer modules
*# Setting up DICOM receiver on the Slicer workstation so it can receive data from DynaCT scanner [Finished by Haiying using DCMTK and tested]
*# Ziv will work on a Tracker client application during this meeting (A standard alone application that can talk to different tracking device and send out transform using OpenIGTLink)
*# In the long term, implement registration and navigation interface in Slicer
*# Integrate the optimization algorithm

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DICOM->Segmentation->Optimization->Registration->Navigation;
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=== Day 2 ===
* Discussion of project road map
*# Goals in two years and obstacles
*## Fully integrated system. Using Slicer 3.0 as front end, implement segmentation and navigation in Slicer, integrate optimization, and talk to IGSTK tracker client using OpenIGTLink
*## Major components in place. Slicer 3.0 need improvement in performance
*# Action item for the 1 year
*## Animal study in summer 09
*## Provide IGSTK-OpenIGTLink application
*## Provide a thorough documentation page on how to setup the Slicer-RFA, detailed step-by-step guide for user
*## Publications
*# Segmentation
*## Using CT image (Georgetown has liver data base and segmented the liver, need to segment ribs and vascular tree)
*## Sota working on the segmentation using slicer, identify the problems and tackle/present them in the NCIGT workshop next January

=== Action Items ===
Georgetown:
# IGSTK-OpenIGTLink client and tutorial [Finish before next meeting in Boston, Dec 2008]
# Process all liver image in the data base.
# Run the segmented data through optimization and study the outcomes. Publish 1 paper out of this study
# Publish results on animal study: validation of the RFA study is big problem
# Compare the planning results between different doctors and optimization

Slicer-IGT:
# Sota will segment 3~5 cases using Slicer and pass the results through optimization. Identify the limitation in Slicer segmentation method
# Implement IGSTK navigation interface in Slicer