2012 Summer Project Week:TransformRecorder

Key Investigators

• Queen's University: Simrin Nagpal, Tamas Ungi

Objective

We are developing a Slicer4 module that receives the tracking data of multiple tools through an OpenIGTLink connection. The incoming tracking data is recorded and stored in xml files. Using this tracking data, real-time annotation (text input) and various economy of motion characteristics can be computed for surgical procedures. The trajectory analysis the Transform Recorder module provides will be useful information for a surgical navigation system.

Approach, Plan

The PLUS (Public Library for Ultrasound) library will send OpenIGTLink messages to Slicer. The user interface sets up the tracked transforms for different tools. A custom number of annotation messages would also be made possible for the user to add messages to the recoding. The incoming tracked transforms are used to update surgical tools in the scene.

Progress

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Delivery Mechanism

This work will be delivered to the NA-MIC Kit as a (please select the appropriate options by noting YES against them below)

1. ITK Module
2. Slicer Module
   1. Built-in
   2. Extension -- commandline
   3. Extension -- loadable -- YES
3. Other (Please specify)