Connecting NDI aurora tracking system to 3D slicer

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Hi!

I have been trying to do some research online to find out how to connect the NDI aurora EM tracking system into 3D slicer to show a live feed of the sensors but I haven’t had much luck. I have downloaded the Plus tool kit but I am also not sure how to import the data into there. I am relatively new to both the NDI software and 3D slicer I just need help getting started.

If anyone has any experience with this and can provide a good explanation on how to do this step by step it would be greatly appreciated!

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So, on the Slicer side you will likely need the SlicerOpenIGTLink and SlicerIGT extensions, this will allow you to connect to a running PLUS server that is connected to the NDI tracker.

There is an excellent set of tutorials on the SlicerIGT website: User tutorial | SlicerIGT

The U-03 tutorial covers the hardware connection basics.