LEGO IGT and Medical Robotics Tutorial

People:

Danielle Pace, B.CmpH, Surgical Planning Lab and Robarts Research Institute Ron Kikinis, M.D, Surgical Planning Lab Nobuhiko Hata, Ph.D, Surgical Planning Lab

Overview:

This tutorial provides a thorough understanding of the main concepts in image-guided therapy and medical robotics, namely imaging, pre-operative planning, targetting by tracking, navigation and registration. The tutorial is open-source and completely free for anyone to use or modify (see slicer.org for details).

The tutorial is:

   * Hands-on:  Using a LEGO robot, a LEGO phantom (anatomical model) and a tutorial module in 3D Slicer v. 3 means that tutorial participants can use real physical equipment and software to learn about IGT and medical robotics.

   * Accessible:  The tutorial software is open-source, and the cost of the materials is approximately $300 USD + shipping and taxes.

Tutorial Materials:

Provided by NA-MIC and the Surgical Planning Lab:

   * 3D Slicer v. 3 tutorial module
   * CT volume of the phantom
   * Tutorial slides
   * Assembly instructions for the robot and the phantom
   * Phantom placement guide

Provided by tutorial participants:

   * 1 LEGO Mindstorms NXT kit
   * 1 LEGO Deluxe Brick box
   * 2 pom-poms
   * Linux computer with root access

Getting the tutorial materials:

All supplied tutorial materials are available from the Insight Journal: http://hdl.handle.net/1926/567 (unzip the "Full Download" file)

For user-supplied materials, see the "Background and Materials" tutorial slides for purchasing information.