[IGSTK-Developers] IGSTK student project

[Kevin Gary]

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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Kevin A. Gary, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Division of Computing Studies
Arizona State University at the Polytechnic Campus
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