OpenIGTLink

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Overview

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

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 3D Slicer ver. 3.4 and higher.

This is a generalization of the previous Tracker Daemon.

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

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Protocol

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 2 (in draft)

Library

Interfaces / Software

Devices

Please see the list of the OpenIGTLink-compliant hardware and software.


(Please contact us if you would like to include other devices.)

Workshops / Meetings / Tutorials

Meetings / Workshops

Tutorial Materials

People / Organizations

Supports

License

New BSD license ©2008 Insight Software Consortium

Reference

Related pages

Questions / Contact

We are launching the OpenIGTLink mailing list (openigtlink@bwh.harvard.edu). If you would like to join, please send Junichi Tokuda (tokuda at bwh.harvard.edu) an e-mail with:

  • Your name
  • e-mail address to be registered
  • Affiliation
  • Research topic

You can also contact Junichi for further information.