[IGSTK-Developers] IGSTK student project

[Luis Ibanez]

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



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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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