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[[Image:Slicer_IGTL_NITRobot.jpg|300px|thumb|Prototype integration of a neurosurgical robot and Slicer3 using OpenIGTLink, Hideo Fujimoto, Nagoya Inst Tech., Japan]] | [[Image:Slicer_IGTL_NITRobot.jpg|300px|thumb|Prototype integration of a neurosurgical robot and Slicer3 using OpenIGTLink, Hideo Fujimoto, Nagoya Inst Tech., Japan]] | ||
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Revision as of 20:11, 8 September 2008
Home < OpenIGTLink
Overview
Open IGT Link is a simple network protocol intended for trackers, robots and other devices to send data to the main application. Some devices might also accept commands. ( Robot IGT )
This is a generalization of the previous Tracker Daemon.
What's New
- Sep 5, 2008, OpenIGTLink was presented in MICCAI 2008 Workshop on Systems and Architectures for Computer Assisted Interventions. The slides are available here.
Protocol
- Standard Open IGT Link Protocol description
- Open discussions on Open IGT Link Protocol
- Standard Open IGT Link Protocol description -- Version 2 draft
Library
- The Open IGT Link Library
- Tutorial for the Open IGT Link Library
- Which is the best approach to implement Open IGT Link in your application?
Software
Devices
- MRI real time image (currently supporting GE, planning to invite other vendors)
- JHU robots and encoders - JHU page
- List all devices supported by IGSTK
- NDI Optotrak (by BWH + Nagoya Institute of Technology)
- Robin Medical EndoScout (by BWH)
- Aurora
- Optotrack
- FlockOfBirds
- Polaris
- future:
- commercial naviation system
- other open source effort (Siemens)
(Please contact us if you would like to include other devices.)
Tutorial / Workshops
- Tutorial on image guided therapy (IGT) using Slicer 3 and Open IGT Link is available at IGT:ToolKit
- Systems & Architecture for Computer Assisted Intervention @ MICCAI 2008, NY
People / Organizations
- Luis Ibanez, Kitware
- Junichi Tokuda, BWH
- Csaba Csoma, JHU
- Jack Blevins, Acousticmed
- Patrick Cheng, Georgetown University
- Haying Liu, BWH
- Insight Software Consortium
- Jumpei Arata, Nagoya Institute of Technology, Japan (Nagoya robot control)
Supports
- Enabling Technologies for MRI-Guided Prostate Interventions funded by National Institute of Health (PI: Clare Tempany, MD)
- National Alliance for Medical Image Computing (NA-MIC)
- Intelligent Surgical Instrument Project sponsored by The Ministry of International Trade and Industry, Japan
License
New BSD license ©2008 Insight Software Consortium
Resources
- Slicer 3 Image Guided Therapy (IGT) suite
- Slicer 3 Daemon
- Tracker Daemon
- OpenDMTP - Open Device Monitoring and Tracking Protocol
- Uniform Driver Interface (UDI)
- Meetings concerning Open IGT Link
- A backup of this site
Contact
Please contact Junichi Tokuda for further information.
