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The OpenIGTLink protocol is simple but extensible data format and protocol for seamless network communication among software and devices used in image-guided therapy (IGT) including surgical navigation software, tracking devices, robotic devices, and imaging scanners. The OpenIGTLink protocol is supported in NA-MIC's medical image processing and visualization platform [http://slicer.org/ 3D Slicer]. 
  
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[[Image:OpenIGTLink_JHUProstateRobot.jpg|300px|thumb|Integration of transperineal prostate robot (BRP -- Brigham and Women's Hospital/Johns Hopkins University/Queen's University/Acoustic Med Systems]]
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[[OpenIGTLink/News|Recent updates..]]
  
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The OpenIGTLink protocol is a simple but extensible data format to transfer various types of data among software and devices used in image-guided therapy (IGT) scene e.g. surgical navigation software, tracking device, robotic device, imaging scanner. The protocol can handle image, tracking data, transform, device control and monitoring command, and other user-defined data types. It is designed to work in the application layer of the TCP/IP stack, but not limited to it; developers can use this protocol with UDP/IP or other network protocol models. ''3D Slicer''' supports OpenIGTLink and has interface module as '''OpenIGTLinkIF''', which is currently available in [http://www.slicer.org/ 3D Slicer ver. 3.4 and higher].
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[[Image:OpenIGTLink_concept.png]]
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This is a generalization of the previous [[Tracker Daemon]].
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=Protocol=
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[[Image:OpenIGTLink_Diagram_JHURobot.png|300px|thumb|Integration of transperineal prostate robot and navigation software (BRP -- Brigham and Women's Hospital/Johns Hopkins University/Queen's University/Acoustic Med Systems]]
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The OpenIGTLink protocol was originally developed in 2008. Currently, the extended protocol is being drafted and will be released as protocol version 2 early 2011. The OpenIGTLink protocol is '''backward compatible''', in the sense that all messages generated by software with OpenIGTLink version 1 interfaces can be imported by software with version 2 interfaces.
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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]]
 
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[[Image:OpenIGTLink_Slicer_Screenshot.png|300px|thumb|Screenshot of tracker tool visualization on the 3D Slicer. Brigham and Women's Hopsital]]
 
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= What's New =
 
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*'''June 16, 2010''', Videos of Matlab OpenIGTLink integration is added. See [[OpenIGTLink/Matlab | OpenIGTLink Interface for Matlab / Octave]].
 
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*'''June 16, 2010''', OpenIGTLink ML has been launched! Please subscribe from [http://massmail.spl.harvard.edu/mailman/listinfo/openigtlink OpenIGTLink ML Info Page]
 
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*'''May 5, 2010''', Please join us in [[Engineering:TCON_2010 | NA-MIC teleconference call on May 27, 2010]] to discuss agenda for [[2010_Summer_Project_Week | NA-MIC Summer Project Week in Boston]].
 
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*'''May 5, 2010''', We are drafting a protocol for version 2. See [[OpenIGTLink/ProtocolV2 | Protocol description (draft)]] and [[OpenIGTLink/Discussion/NewCommands | discussions]] for more detail.
 
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[[OpenIGTLink/PastNews| More...]]
 
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=Protocol=
 
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The OpenIGTLink protocol is '''backward compatible''', in the sense that all messages generated by software with OpenIGTLink version 1 interfaces can be imported by those with version 2 interfaces.
 
 
==Version 1==
 
==Version 1==
 
* [[OpenIGTLink/Protocol | Standard Protocol]]  
 
* [[OpenIGTLink/Protocol | Standard Protocol]]  
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* Site and Project Specific Extended Protocols
 
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** [[OpenIGTLink/Protocol/JHUBRP | MRI robot project at Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD]]
 
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** [[OpenIGTLink/Protocol/JHUTRUS | Transrectal Ultrasound-guided biopsy, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD]]
 
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** [[OpenIGTLink/Protocol/BWHScannerIF | MRI real-time Imaging acquisition and control, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA]]
 
  
 
==Version 2 (in draft)==
 
==Version 2 (in draft)==
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* [[OpenIGTLink/ProtocolV2/Trial| Version 2 Trial]]
 
* [[OpenIGTLink/ProtocolV2/Trial| Version 2 Trial]]
  
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==Extended Protocols==
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*C/C++ Implementation
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* [[OpenIGTLink/ExtendedProtocols| List of Site and Project Specific Extended Protocols]]
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==Reference Library==
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*C/C++
 
** [[OpenIGTLink/Library | The OpenIGTLink Library]] [[OpenIGTLink/Library/Tutorial | (Tutorial)]] [[OpenIGTLink/Library/Discussions | (Discussions)]]
 
** [[OpenIGTLink/Library | The OpenIGTLink Library]] [[OpenIGTLink/Library/Tutorial | (Tutorial)]] [[OpenIGTLink/Library/Discussions | (Discussions)]]
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** [[OpenIGTLink/Approaches | Choose an approach to build your OpenIGTLink application]]
 
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** [[OpenIGTLink/Library2 | The OpenIGTLink Library Version 2 Development Page]]
 
 
*Matlab / Octave (under development)
 
*Matlab / Octave (under development)
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**[[OpenIGTLink/Matlab | OpenIGTLink Interface for Matlab / Octave]] <font color="red">(Updated)</font>
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**[[OpenIGTLink/Matlab | OpenIGTLink Interface for Matlab / Octave]]
  
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= Interfaces / Software =
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== Interfaces / Software ==
 
* [http://www.slicer.org/slicerWiki/index.php/Modules:OpenIGTLinkIF Interface for 3D Slicer]
 
* [http://www.slicer.org/slicerWiki/index.php/Modules:OpenIGTLinkIF Interface for 3D Slicer]
 
* [[OpenIGTLink/Simlators | Simulator programs]]
 
* [[OpenIGTLink/Simlators | Simulator programs]]
 
* [[OpenIGTLink/IGSTK | Interface for IGSTK]]
 
* [[OpenIGTLink/IGSTK | Interface for IGSTK]]
  
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= Devices =
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== Hardware ==
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Please see [[OpenIGTLink/List| the list]] of the OpenIGTLink-compliant hardware and software.
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Please see [[OpenIGTLink/List| the list of hardware]] that support The OpenIGTLink Protocol.
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* MRI real time image (currently supporting GE, planning to invite other vendors)
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* [[OpenIGTLink/Protocol/JHUBRP | JHU robots and encoders]] - [http://www.cisst.org/wiki/MRI_Robot JHU page]
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* [http://public.kitware.com/IGSTKWIKI/index.php/Supported_Tracking_System List all devices supported by IGSTK ]
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Image:OpenIGTLink_Diagram_JHURobot.png| Integration of transperineal prostate robot and navigation software (BRP -- Brigham and Women's Hospital/Johns Hopkins University/Queen's University/Acoustic Med Systems]]
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* NDI Optotrak
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Image:Slicer_IGTL_NITRobot.jpg| Prototype integration of a neurosurgical robot and Slicer3 using OpenIGTLink, Hideo Fujimoto, Nagoya Inst Tech., Japan
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* Robin Medical EndoScout (by BWH)
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Image:OpenIGTLink_Slicer_Screenshot.png|Screenshot of tracker tool visualization on the 3D Slicer. Brigham and Women's Hopsital
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* [[IGT:ToolKit/Navigation-with-Aurora | Aurora]]
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Image:OpenIGTLink_JHUProstateRobot.jpg|Integration of transperineal prostate robot (BRP -- Brigham and Women's Hospital/Johns Hopkins University/Queen's University/Acoustic Med Systems
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*Polaris
 
  
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(Please contact us if you would like to include other devices.)
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=Tutorials/Events=
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*Tutorial Materials
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**Tutorials on image guided therapy (IGT) using Slicer 3 and OpenIGTLink is available at [[IGT:ToolKit]]
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**[http://www.slicer.org/slicerWiki/index.php/Modules:OpenIGTLinkIF-Documentation-3.6 A tutorial on 3D Slicer and Tracker simulator in 3D Slicer OpenIGTLink IF Documentation page.]
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*Meetings / Workshops
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** [[OpenIGTLink/Meetings| OpenIGTLink Meetings and Workshops]]
  
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==Meetings / Workshops==
 
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* [[OpenIGTLink/Meetings| OpenIGTLink Meetings and Workshops]]
 
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==Tutorial Materials==
 
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*Tutorials on image guided therapy (IGT) using Slicer 3 and OpenIGTLink is available at [[IGT:ToolKit]]
 
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**A tutorial on 3D Slicer and Tracker simulator is available at [http://www.slicer.org/slicerWiki/index.php/Modules:OpenIGTLinkIF-Documentation-3.6 3D Slicer OpenIGTLink IF Documentation page.]
 
  
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=People / Organizations=
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* [http://www.kitware.com/profile/team/ibanez.html Luis Ibanez], Kitware
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* [http://www.spl.harvard.edu/pages/People/tokuda  Junichi Tokuda], BWH
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*Paper
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* [http://www.cisst.org/wiki/User:Csoma Csaba Csoma], JHU
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**Tokuda J, Fischer GS, Papademetris X, Yaniv Z, Ibanez L, Cheng P, Liu H, Blevins J, Arata J, Golby AJ, Kapur T, Pieper S, Burdette EC, Fichtinger G, Tempany CM, Hata N.. [http://www.spl.harvard.edu/publications/item/view/1709 OpenIGTLink: an open network protocol for image-guided therapy environment]. [http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/112094293/home Int J Med Robot]. 2009 Dec;5(4):423-34.
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* Jack Blevins, Acousticmed
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* Patrick Cheng, Georgetown University
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* [http://www.spl.harvard.edu/pages/People/hliu Haying Liu], BWH
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** [http://www.slicer.org/slicerWiki/index.php/Slicer3:_Image_Guided_Therapy_(IGT) Slicer 3 Image Guided Therapy (IGT) suite]
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* [http://www.insightsoftwareconsortium.org/ Insight Software Consortium]
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** [http://www.slicer.org/slicerWiki/index.php/Slicer3:Slicer_Daemon Slicer 3 Daemon] Another network interface in 3D Slicer.
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*Jumpei Arata, Nagoya Institute of Technology, Japan (Nagoya robot control)
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** [http://www.opendmtp.org/ OpenDMTP] - Open Device Monitoring and Tracking Protocol
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** [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uniform_Driver_Interface Uniform Driver Interface (UDI)]
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** [http://packages.debian.org/source/sid/openigtlink Debian Source Package: openigtlink]
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= Supports =
 
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* Enabling Technologies for MRI-Guided Prostate Interventions funded by National Institute of Health (PI: [http://www.spl.harvard.edu/pages/People/ctempany Clare Tempany, MD])
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* [http://www.ncigt.org/ National Center for Image Guided Therapy (NCIGT)]
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== License==
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* [http://www.na-mic.org/ National Alliance for Medical Image Computing (NA-MIC)]
 
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* [http://www.intelli-si.org Intelligent Surgical Instrument Project] sponsored by The Ministry of International Trade and Industry, Japan
 
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[http://www.opensource.org/licenses/bsd-license.php New BSD license] &copy;2008 Insight Software Consortium<br />
 
[http://www.opensource.org/licenses/bsd-license.php New BSD license] &copy;2008 Insight Software Consortium<br />
  
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== Mailing List / Contact ==
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*Tokuda J, Fischer GS, Papademetris X, Yaniv Z, Ibanez L, Cheng P, Liu H, Blevins J, Arata J, Golby AJ, Kapur T, Pieper S, Burdette EC, Fichtinger G, Tempany CM, Hata N.. [http://www.spl.harvard.edu/publications/item/view/1709 OpenIGTLink: an open network protocol for image-guided therapy environment]. [http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/112094293/home Int J Med Robot]. 2009 Dec;5(4):423-34.
 
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= Related pages =
 
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* [http://www.slicer.org/slicerWiki/index.php/Slicer3:_Image_Guided_Therapy_(IGT) Slicer 3 Image Guided Therapy (IGT) suite]
 
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* [http://www.slicer.org/slicerWiki/index.php/Slicer3:Slicer_Daemon Slicer 3 Daemon]
 
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* [http://www.opendmtp.org/ OpenDMTP] - Open Device Monitoring and Tracking Protocol
 
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* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uniform_Driver_Interface Uniform Driver Interface (UDI)]
 
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* [http://packages.debian.org/source/sid/openigtlink Debian Source Package: openigtlink]
 
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= Mailing List / Contact =
 
 
We are launching the OpenIGTLink mailing list (openigtlink@bwh.harvard.edu). If you would like to join, please subscribe from
 
We are launching the OpenIGTLink mailing list (openigtlink@bwh.harvard.edu). If you would like to join, please subscribe from
 
[http://massmail.spl.harvard.edu/mailman/listinfo/openigtlink OpenIGTLink ML Info Page] or send
 
[http://massmail.spl.harvard.edu/mailman/listinfo/openigtlink OpenIGTLink ML Info Page] or send
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= Acknowledgements =
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*Contributors
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** [http://www.kitware.com/profile/team/ibanez.html Luis Ibanez, Ph.D.], Kitware
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** [http://www.spl.harvard.edu/pages/People/tokuda  Junichi Tokuda, Ph.D.], BWH
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** [http://www.cisst.org/wiki/User:Csoma Csaba Csoma], JHU
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** Jack Blevins, Acousticmed
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** Patrick Cheng, Ph.D., Georgetown University
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** [http://www.spl.harvard.edu/pages/People/hliu Haying Liu], BWH
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** [http://staff.aist.go.jp/k.chinzei/ Kiyoyuki Chinzei, Ph.D.], AIST, Japan
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** [http://arata.web.nitech.ac.jp/index.html Jumpei Arata, Ph.D.], Nagoya Institute of Technology, Japan
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** [http://www.spl.harvard.edu/pages/People/pieper Steve Pieper, Ph.D.], Isomics, Inc.
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** Yuichiro Hayashi, Ph.D., Nagoya University
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** Atsushi Yamada, Ph.D., Nagoya Institute of Technology
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** [http://www.insightsoftwareconsortium.org/ Insight Software Consortium]
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*Funding Supports
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** Enabling Technologies for MRI-Guided Prostate Interventions funded by NIH (PI: [http://www.spl.harvard.edu/pages/People/ctempany Clare Tempany, MD])
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** [http://www.ncigt.org/ National Center for Image Guided Therapy (NCIGT)]
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** [http://www.na-mic.org/ National Alliance for Medical Image Computing (NA-MIC)]
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** [http://www.intelli-si.org Intelligent Surgical Instrument Project] sponsored by The Ministry of International Trade and Industry, Japan

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Overview

The OpenIGTLink protocol is simple but extensible data format and protocol for seamless network communication among software and devices used in image-guided therapy (IGT) including surgical navigation software, tracking devices, robotic devices, and imaging scanners. The OpenIGTLink protocol is supported in NA-MIC's medical image processing and visualization platform 3D Slicer.

Recent updates..

OpenIGTLink concept.png

Protocol

The OpenIGTLink protocol was originally developed in 2008. Currently, the extended protocol is being drafted and will be released as protocol version 2 early 2011. The OpenIGTLink protocol is backward compatible, in the sense that all messages generated by software with OpenIGTLink version 1 interfaces can be imported by software with version 2 interfaces.

Version 1

Version 2 (in draft)

Extended Protocols


Software/Hardware

Reference Library

Interfaces / Software

Hardware

Please see the list of hardware that support The OpenIGTLink Protocol.

  • Integration of transperineal prostate robot and navigation software (BRP -- Brigham and Women's Hospital/Johns Hopkins University/Queen's University/Acoustic Med Systems]]

  • Prototype integration of a neurosurgical robot and Slicer3 using OpenIGTLink, Hideo Fujimoto, Nagoya Inst Tech., Japan

  • Screenshot of tracker tool visualization on the 3D Slicer. Brigham and Women's Hopsital

  • Integration of transperineal prostate robot (BRP -- Brigham and Women's Hospital/Johns Hopkins University/Queen's University/Acoustic Med Systems


Tutorials/Events


References


Supports

License

New BSD license ©2008 Insight Software Consortium

Mailing List / Contact

We are launching the OpenIGTLink mailing list (openigtlink@bwh.harvard.edu). If you would like to join, please subscribe from OpenIGTLink ML Info Page or send Junichi Tokuda (tokuda at bwh.harvard.edu) a message with:

  • Your name
  • e-mail address you would like to use to post and receive ML articles
  • Affiliation
  • Your research topic


Acknowledgements

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