View source for 2012 Summer Project Week:Needle Tip Tracking

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Image:PW-MIT2012.png|[[2012_Summer_Project_Week#Projects|Projects List]]
Image:Phantom-ayamada.png | A gelatin phantom and 18G MR compatible needle to mimic a biopsy case  
Image:Ayamada-TrackedTip.png | A tracked tip in a phantom on MR image  
Image:ServedImage-ayamada.png | Tracked RT image on Slicer  
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==Key Investigators==
* BWH: Atsushi Yamada, Nobuhiko Hata

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<h3>Objective</h3>
The aim of this project is to create needle tip tracking software for real-time complex MR images, which includes data server of the tracked tip by using OpenIGTLink.

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<h3>Approach, Plan</h3>
This software will be independent from Slicer to use this program for Slicer3 and Slicer4.
We will implement the following elements:
* Image-based tip tracker by using OpenCV
* Tracked data server by using OpenIGTLink 
* Image receiver by using OpenIGTLink

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<h3>Progress</h3>
* RT MR images for phantom study were scanned.
* Image-based tip track algorithm was updated. 
* Image server was updated.
* [[Media:result-ayamada.mov|Demo video (QuickTime)]]

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==Delivery Mechanism==

==References==