2010 Summer Project Week BrainLab Aurora Hybrid Navigation

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Key Investigators

  • BWH: Isaiah Norton, Noby Hata
  • Washington University: Dan Marcus

Objective

We are developing a surgical navigation hybrid platform using BrainLab VectorVision/vvlink, NDI Aurora EM-navigated sensors, and 3D Slicer/OpenIGTLink. The goal is to exploit the advantages of EM tracking within the framework of the clinically-approved BrainLab system, and eventually to enable the mounting of EM sensors on a wide range of surgical tools. For project week, the objective is to 1) complete the tool cross-registration code and 2) implement a sketch version of tool history tracking.




Approach, Plan

All development work is in 3D Slicer modules (currently internal) and BrainLab/Aurora platform interfacing is provided by OpenIGTLink. EM tool registration is accomplished by pivot calibration. Tool cross-registration will be implemented using ICP fit. The tool history tracking will probably be implemented as a polydata cloud wrapped by a model for now.

Progress

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Software for the platform interfacing has been implemented (Aurora), or exists (BrainLab) from previous work. Tool-sensor calibration has been implemented but needs testing and refinement.

Delivery Mechanism

This work will be delivered to the NA-MIC Kit as a Slicer Module

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