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MITK-OpenIGTLink for combining open-source toolkits in real-time computer-assisted interventions.

Martin Klemm1, Thomas Kirchner2, Janek Gröhl2

  • 1Laboratory for Computer-Assisted Medicine, Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, Offenburg University, Badstraße 24, 77652, Offenburg, Germany. martin.klemm@hs-offenburg.de.

International Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery
|October 1, 2016
PubMed
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The Medical Imaging Interaction Toolkit (MITK) now supports OpenIGTLink, enhancing interoperability between open-source CAI software. This integration facilitates seamless data exchange for advanced medical imaging and robotics workflows.

Area of Science:

  • Medical Imaging
  • Robotics
  • Software Engineering

Background:

  • Computer-assisted interventions (CAI) are increasingly vital in patient care, driven by advancements in medical imaging, processing, and robotics.
  • Complex CAI systems benefit from software component reuse, supported by open-source toolkits like MITK, PLUS, and 3D Slicer.
  • Inter-toolkit communication protocols are essential for integrating diverse software solutions into clinical workflows.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To introduce MITK-OpenIGTLink as a network interface for the Medical Imaging Interaction Toolkit (MITK).
  • To enable asynchronous two-way messaging between MITK and clinical devices or other software toolkits.
  • To assess the performance and interoperability of MITK-OpenIGTLink within a complete CAI workflow.

Main Methods:

Keywords:
Computer-assisted interventionsImage-guided therapyInteroperabilityMITKOpenIGTLinkUltrasound

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  • Developed MITK-OpenIGTLink as a network interface within the MITK software.
  • Conducted performance tests evaluating data transmission rates and latency.
  • Performed interoperability tests across the entire CAI workflow, from data acquisition to visualization.

Main Results:

  • MITK-OpenIGTLink enables efficient, asynchronous communication between MITK and external systems.
  • Tracking data transmission achieved frame rates up to 1000 Hz with a latency of 2.81 ms.
  • Image transmission supported high frame rates for ultrasound (512 Hz) and HD resolutions (128 Hz).

Conclusions:

  • OpenIGTLink integration into MITK ensures protocol support across major open-source CAI toolkits.
  • This facilitates enhanced interoperability between MITK, PLUS, and 3D Slicer.
  • The integration simplifies cross-toolkit research and development in computer-assisted interventions.