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OpenIGTLink: An Open Network Protocol for Image-guided Therapy Environment
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Tokuda J., Fischer G.S., Papademetris X., Yaniv Z., Ibanez L., Cheng P., Liu H., Blevins J., Arata J., Golby A.J., Kapur T., Pieper S., Burdette E.C., Fichtinger G., Tempany C.M., Hata N.
Institution: |
Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA. |
Publisher: |
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. |
Publication Date: |
Dec-2009 |
Journal: |
Int J Med Robot |
Volume Number: |
5 |
Issue Number: |
4 |
Pages: |
423-434 |
Citation: |
Int J Med Robot. 2009 Dec;5(4):423-34. |
PubMed ID: |
19621334 |
PMCID: |
PMC2811069 |
Keywords: |
image-guided therapy, surgical navigation, network communication protocol |
Appears in Collections: |
NCIGT, NA-MIC, NAC, Prostate Group, SLICER, SNR |
Sponsors: |
R01 CA111288/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States P41 RR013218/RR/NCRR NIH HHS/United States U54 EB005149/EB/NIBIB NIH HHS/United States P41 RR019703/RR/NCRR NIH HHS/United States P01 CA067165/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States R01 CA124377/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States R01 CA109246/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States R01 EB006494/EB/NIBIB NIH HHS/United States R21 EB007770/EB/NIBIB NIH HHS/United States NSF 9731748 CIMIT Intelligent Surgical Instruments Project of METI (Japan) |
Generated Citation: |
Tokuda J., Fischer G.S., Papademetris X., Yaniv Z., Ibanez L., Cheng P., Liu H., Blevins J., Arata J., Golby A.J., Kapur T., Pieper S., Burdette E.C., Fichtinger G., Tempany C.M., Hata N. OpenIGTLink: An Open Network Protocol for Image-guided Therapy Environment. Int J Med Robot. 2009 Dec;5(4):423-34. PMID: 19621334. PMCID: PMC2811069. |
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With increasing research on system integration for image-guided therapy (IGT), there has been a strong demand for standardized communication among devices and software to share data such as target positions, images and device status. METHOD: We propose a new, open, simple and extensible network communication protocol for IGT, named OpenIGTLink, to transfer transform, image and status messages. We conducted performance tests and use-case evaluations in five clinical and engineering scenarios. RESULTS: The protocol was able to transfer position data with submillisecond latency up to 1024 fps and images with latency of <10 ms at 32 fps. The use-case tests demonstrated that the protocol is feasible for integrating devices and software. CONCLUSION: The protocol proved capable of handling data required in the IGT setting with sufficient time resolution and latency. The protocol not only improves the interoperability of devices and software but also promotes transitions of research prototypes to clinical applications.
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