Biodesign UCC

Date: Apr 17, 2024 Version:

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SAGES 2024 Videos

Wireless Electromagnetic Tracking with Sub-millimetre Accuracy for Image Guided Laparoscopic Procedures

Distortion-Free Magnetic Tracking of Metal Instruments in Image-Guided Interventions

Quicklinks

Anser EMT

Documentation related to the electronic hardware design of Anser EMT magnetic tracking system

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Group GitHub

The main GitHub page for the group and contains all the repositories for hardware and software.

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Git Access

Follow this steps to use Git and gain access to the groups software and hardware repositories.

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Tutorials

Tutorials for getting started with various hardware and software devices in the lab

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Useful Tools

Here is a list of some useful software tools used by the group.

• Git is the version control tool used in the group. This link is for the windows version.

• 3D Slicer - is a visualisation tool for processing and viewing medical imaging and live optical and EM tracking data through OpenIGTLink.

• OpenIGTLink - is a network protocol for transferring image and position tracking data. It is used extensively in Anser EMT for interfacing with other software. The language of the core library is C++.

• PyIGTLink is an implementation of the OpenIGTLink protocol written in Python.

• OpenIGTLink MatlabUtils is an implementation of the OpenIGTLink protocol written in Matlab.

• PLUS toolkit is a software package for communicating with many commercial optical and magnetic tracking systems. e.g. the NDI Polaris and Aurora systems.

• Absolute Orientation is a implementation of Horns Method for performing rigid registration between two sets of corresponding points in different reference frames. A useful function when evaluting the accuracy of tracking systems.

• distance2curve is a matlab function that finds the closest point on a curve from some given point in space. The function is capable of interpolation.

• Inkscape is an open source tool for producing high quality vector graphics and digrams for papers.

• Finite Element Method Magnetics (FEMM) is an open source field solver and is capable of solving 2D planar and axisymmetric magnetiostation and electrostatic problems. It is also capable of performing heatflow simulations.