View source for 2011 Summer Project Week Live Tracked Ultrasound

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Image:PW-SLC2011.png|[[2011_Summer_Project_Week#Projects|Projects List]]
Image:LiveUltrasound.png|Screenshot from the LiveUltrasound 3D view within Slicer3 
Image:LiveUltrasoundModule-Slicer4.jpg|Screenshot from the LiveUltrasound module in Slicer4 - Linear probe
Image:LiveUltrasoundModule-Slicer4_2.jpg|Screenshot from the LiveUltrasound module in Slicer4 - Endocavity probe
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==Key Investigators==
* Queen's: Tamas Heffter and Tamas Ungi

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<h3>Objective</h3>
Integrate the existing Slicer3 Live Ultrasound module into Slicer4 in order to display tracked live ultrasound images arrived through OpenIGTLink protocol. 

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<h3>Approach, Plan</h3>

* Create Qt module for LiveUltrasound 
* Measure maximum frame rate we could reach (with and without volume rendering) 
* Compare the performance using image actor in 3D view or slice view 


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<h3>Progress</h3>

* OpenIGTLinkIF module logic integrated into Slicer4 (as a patch)
* New Qt GUI made for LiveUltrasound module 
* New logic and displayable manager created for the module 
* OpenIGTLink connection and image message sending added to LiveUltrasound module 
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Image:LiveUltrasoundModule-Slicer4.jpg|Screenshot from the LiveUltrasound module in Slicer4 - Linear probe
Image:LiveUltrasoundModule-Slicer4_2.jpg|Screenshot from the LiveUltrasound module in Slicer4 - Endocavity probe
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Source code available at [http://viewvc.slicer.org/viewvc.cgi/NAMICSandBox/trunk/LiveUltrasound/ NA-MIC Sandbox]
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==Delivery Mechanism==

This work delivered to the NA-MIC Kit as loadable extension

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