Slicer3:BrainLab Integration

Introduction

Fig. 1 BrainLab, BioImage Suite and Slicer3 integration.

To better understand the integration of BrainLab and Slicer3, we first introduce the following terms:

• Slicer3is cross-platform end user application for analyzing and visualizing medical images. It contails collection of Open Source libraries for developing and deploying new image computing technologies.
  
• BrainLab currently offers a set of integrated OR solutions, for instance neurosurgery, orthopedic, and RT/Oncology. The BrainLab component we're working with is VectorVision Cranial Navigation System.