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==Installation==
 
The new features (Length, Distance, and Curvature) are available on nightly builds released on July 28 or later. First, open 3D Slicer:
 
 
[[Image:CurveMaker-2.0-3DSlicerScreen.png|300px]]
 
 
Open the Slicer Extensions from the icon on the menu bar:
 
 
[[Image:CurveMaker-2.0-SlicerExtensions.png|300px]]
 
 
Choose "Curve Maker" module from the list of extensions and click "INSTALL" button.
 
 
[[Image:CurveMaker-2.0-SlicerExtensions-Install.png|300px]]
 
 
Once you restart 3D Slicer, the Curve Maker module should show up on the Modules menu (under Informatics->Curve Maker)
 
 
[[Image:CurveMaker-2.0-Slicer-ModulesMenu.png|300px]]
 
 
==Generate a curve from fiducial points==
 
 
First, create a fiducial list. Click the fiducial button on the menu bar to change the mouse mode to "Create-and-Place Fiducial", and then click on the image to create a fiducial. Repeat those steps to create a list of fiducials. See [[Documentation/Nightly/Modules/Markups|the Markups module page]] for detail.
 
 
[[File:CurveMaker-2.0-FiducialPointMode.png]] [[FIle:CurveMaker-2.0-DefineFiducialPoints.png]]
 
 
If you have created a fiducial list right after starting 3D Slicer, the fiducial list should be named "F". In the Curve Maker module, click the "Source Points" pull-down menu and select "F".
 
 
[[Image:CurveMaker-2.0-SelectSourcePoints.png]]
 
 
Also, create a 3D model node for the curve by selecting "Create new Model" from the "Curve model" pull-down menu.
 
 
[[Image:CurveMaker-2.0-CreateNewmodel.png]]
 
 
 
 
 
  
  

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Introduction and Acknowledgements

Author: Junichi Tokuda (BWH), Laurent Chauvin (BWH)
Contact: Junichi Tokuda <email> tokuda@bwh.harvard.edu</email>
License: Slicer license |- |

NA-MIC  
NCIGT  
SPL  

This work is supported by NA-MIC, NCIGT, and the Slicer Community. This work is partially supported by NIH R01CA138586 "A New Method For Improved Targeting in Image-Guided Abdominal Interventions" (PI: Nobuhiko Hata), P01-CA67165 "Image Guided Therapy" (PI: Clare M. Tempany)
The module has been developed based on ideas and feedback from the community. We would like to especially thank:

  • Dr. Matthew Jolley, M.D., Fellow in Pediatric Anesthesia / Pediatric Cardiology, Boston Children's Hospital.
  • Dr. Sumit Agrawal, MD, FRCS, Assistant Professor, Department of Otolaryngology, University of Western Ontario.
  • Dr. Wei Wang, Ph.D., Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital.
  • Dr. Ron Kikinis, M.D. Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital.
  • Dr. Steve Pieper, Ph.D. Isomics, Inc.

Extension Description

CurveMaker is a simple scripted module to generate a 3D curve from a fiducial list. Curves between fiducial points are interpolated by vtkSplineFilter. The curve is dynamically updated as the fiducial list is modified (moved/added/deleted). The module is useful to draw lines in 3D space, or visualize tracked catheters.

Use Cases

  • Draw lines in 3D.
  • Visualization of catheters.
CurveMaker GUI and result of 3D curve.

Panels and their use

  • Parameters
    • Source points: The list of fiducial points on the curve
    • Curve model: The model of the curve.
    • Radius: The radius of the curve model.
    • Interpolation: The method to interpolate the fiducial points.
      • None: The points are connected by a straight line.
      • Cardinal Spline: The default method.
      • Hermite Spline: The same interpolation method as the Documentation/Nightly/Modules/Endoscopy module. Useful for visualizing the trajectory of the virtual endoscope.
    • Ring Mode (Added June 1, 2015): Generate a closed-loop. (NOTE: Ring Mode does not support Hermit Spline. Ring Mode "On" is disabled, when Hermit Spline is selected.)
    • Enable: Start updating the curve model based on the curve. While this check box is on, the curve model is automatically updated whenever the parameters are modified.
  • Measurements
    • Length: The length of the current curve is shown in millimeter.

Tutorials

Similar Extensions

References

Information for Developers

The code is available at Github.


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