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ArticleBioengineering (Basel, Switzerland)2020

SlicerArduino: A Bridge between Medical Imaging Platform and Microcontroller.

Paolo Zaffino, Alessio Merola, Domenico Leuzzi, Virgilio Sabatino, Carlo Cosentino, Maria Francesca Spadea

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Article in Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland), 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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6 authors.

Paolo ZaffinoDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University "Magna Graecia" of Catanzaro, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-0219-0157
Alessio MerolaDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University "Magna Graecia" of Catanzaro, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-8728-2084
Domenico LeuzziDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University "Magna Graecia" of Catanzaro, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy.
Virgilio SabatinoDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University "Magna Graecia" of Catanzaro, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy.
Carlo CosentinoDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University "Magna Graecia" of Catanzaro, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy.
Maria Francesca SpadeaDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University "Magna Graecia" of Catanzaro, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Interaction between medical image platform and external environment is a desirable feature in several clinical, research, and educational scenarios. In this work, the integration between 3D Slicer package and Arduino board is introduced, enabling a simple and useful communication between the two software/hardware platforms. The open source extension, programmed in Python language, manages the connection process and offers a communication layer accessible from any point of the medical image suite infrastructure. Deep integration with 3D Slicer code environment is provided and a basic input-output mechanism accessible via GUI is also made available. To test the proposed extension, two exemplary use cases were implemented: (1) INPUT data to 3D Slicer, to navigate on basis of data detected by a distance sensor connected to the board, and (2) OUTPUT data from 3D Slicer, to control a servomotor on the basis of data computed through image process procedures. Both goals were achieved and quasi-real-time control was obtained without any lag or freeze, thus boosting the integration between 3D Slicer and Arduino. This integration can be easily obtained through the execution of few lines of Python code. In conclusion, SlicerArduino proved to be suitable for fast prototyping, basic input-output interaction, and educational purposes. The extension is not intended for mission-critical clinical tasks.

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3D SlicerArduinomedical imaging platformmicrocontroller

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PMID32932840
PMCPMC7552646

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