From IGSTK

Contents 1 IGSTK: The Book -- Outline 1.1 Current Version 1.2 How to write the book 1.3 Content 1.3.1 Part I: Overview and Design 1.3.2 Part II: Components 1.3.3 Part III: Example Applications 1.3.4 Part IV. Appendices 1.4 Guideline for writing the book 1.4.1 Outline per Section

IGSTK: The Book -- Outline

Current Version

A Latex guide and guidelines for writing the book: LatexGuide.pdf

Nightly Build: IGSTKTheBook_Draft.pdf

Version from April 13, 2006: IGSTKTheBook

How to write the book

Please start from the "TheBook.txt" file in this zip file Image:HowTo.zip

Content

Part I: Overview and Design

1. Introduction (KC/PC)
   • Project overview and assumptions
   • Getting the software
   • Install the software
   • HelloWorld in IGSTK
2. Architecture (LI)
   • General Background
   • Patient safety
   • Software in critical systems
   • List of Components
   • Timing
   • UML diagrams
3. Requirements (BB) http://www.cs.georgetown.edu/~blakeb/ISIS/IGSTK_RequirementsChapter.doc
4. Software development process (KG)

Part II: Components

1. State Machine & Event handling (LI)
2. Tracker (DG)
3. Spatial Object (JJ)
4. View (AE)
5. Logging(LI)
6. Image IO (AE)
7. Registration (AE)
8. Calibration (JZ)

Part III: Example Applications

1. Needle Biopsy (KC/PC)
2. Ultrasound Guided RF Ablation (JJ/SA)
3. Deck of Card Robot (PC/KC)

Part IV. Appendices

Guideline for writing the book

Outline per Section

Each component section can be organized as follows.

1. General background
   1. Functional Description  : Use of the component in an image-guided surgery system
   2. Review  : Review of algorithms and/or systems related to the component
2. Component implementation detail
   1. Component design description
   2. Justification for component design choice.
   3. State diagram for the component
   4. Suggestions for future component extension
3. Example programs (or Test programs) demonstrating how the component is used.