PlusLib Documentation

Welcome to the PlusLib documentation! PlusLib is a software library for data acquisition, pre-processing, and calibration for navigated image-guided interventions.

What is PlusLib?

PlusLib is an open-source library that provides a comprehensive set of tools for:

  • Data Acquisition: Real-time capture from 58+ tracking, imaging, and sensor devices

  • Tracking: Support for optical and electromagnetic tracking systems

  • Calibration: Tools for spatial and temporal calibration of imaging systems

  • Image Processing: Algorithms for ultrasound image enhancement and analysis

  • Volume Reconstruction: 3D volume reconstruction from tracked ultrasound images

  • Integration: OpenIGTLink support for communication with other software (3D Slicer, MITK, etc.)

Support & Community

License

PlusLib is licensed under the BSD-3-Clause License. See License for details.

Citation

If you use PlusLib in your research, please cite:

Andras Lasso, Tamas Heffter, Adam Rankin, Csaba Pinter, Tamas Ungi, and Gabor Fichtinger, “PLUS: Open-source toolkit for ultrasound-guided intervention systems”, IEEE Trans Biomed Eng. 2014 Oct;61(10):2527-37. doi: 10.1109/TBME.2014.2322864

See Citation for more details.

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