[IGSTK-Developers] IGSTK student project

[Kevin Gary]

Great idea Luis, I'll have them get the code in order when they return 
from semester break and submit it to the IJ. They have to write better 
unit tests - we are thinking safety!

They also produced a use case requirements document, so we will fold 
that into the submission as well.

Thanks again,
Kevin


Luis Ibanez wrote:
> 
> Hi Kevin,
> 
> It is great to hear that they developed reusable code.
> 
> The interest in having an extra tracker is that it expands the
> options of use of IGSTK without compromising the code base.
> You could imagine the microscribe being used for surgery planning
> or for prosthesis design for example.
> 
> I would suggest that they submit their code as a paper to the
> Insight Journal. The submission process let them indicate that
> the code is intended to be included in IGSTK.
> 
>  From what I could see in the video, the simulation of the
> registration and tracking seem to be realistic. It looks like
> a nice piece of work.
> 
> 
> ... but only when looking at the code, and when trying to
>     reproduce their work we will know....   :-)
> 
> 
>    Happy Holidays,
>    (Think Safety...)
> 
> 
>      Luis
> 
> 
> 
> -----------
> Kevin Gary wrote:
>> Hi Luis,
>>
>> It is my understanding that they have. I have not reviewed the code 
>> however, to determine if it adheres to IGSTK best practices. I will do 
>> so after our semester break. I am not quite certain what benefit a 
>> microscribe class would have to IGSTK as it is not a surgical device?
>>
>> The project team will contribute code for the pin pointer device when 
>> it is completed in the Spring.
>>
>> Thanks for your feedback. I trust the students have properly simulated 
>> the registration and tracking scenarios accurately then?
>>
>> Happy holidays IGSTK folks.
>>
>> Kevin
>>
>>
>> Luis Ibanez wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> Hi Kevin,
>>>
>>> This is Great !
>>>
>>> Congratulations.
>>>
>>> Did the students write a Tracker class for interfacing to
>>> the Microscribe device ?
>>>
>>> If so, could you contribute this Tracker class to the repository ?
>>>
>>>
>>>    Thanks
>>>
>>>
>>>       Luis
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> ------------------
>>> Kevin Gary wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hello,
>>>>
>>>> I emailed the list last month about a student capstone project for 
>>>> neurosurgery using IGSTK. The aim is to have mechanical engineers 
>>>> create a pin-pointer like device to replace a stereotactic frame for 
>>>> path planning in emergency clinics in developing countries.
>>>>
>>>> The initial prototype took the needle biopsy application and some 
>>>> data Patrick provided (thanks Patrick!) and integrated a microscribe 
>>>> pen device as the pin pointer (as it has 5 degrees of freedom). The 
>>>> students were able to register and track against a phantom head (the 
>>>> "head of Hector" as we call it in the lab).
>>>>
>>>> A crude video is on youtube 
>>>> (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZajOrNa5uhc, or search on igstk) 
>>>> showing registration and tracking. If anyone wants to view and 
>>>> provide feedback to the students, we would welcome it. Next semester 
>>>> they hope to work with a device the MEs create in the machine shop.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> K2
>>>>
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>>

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Kevin A. Gary, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Division of Computing Studies
Arizona State University at the Polytechnic Campus
(480)727-1373
http://dcst2.east.asu.edu/~kgary
kgary at asu.edu
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