# OpenIGT Image Message

**URL:** <https://discourse.slicer.org/t/openigt-image-message/9117>\
**Category:** Development\
**Created:** [November 12, 2019, 3:43pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/openigt-image-message/9117 "2019-11-12T15:43:55Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![burnhamd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/5fc32e/32.png) [@burnhamd](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/burnhamd)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 2019, 3:43pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/openigt-image-message/9117/1 "2019-11-12T15:43:55Z")

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Is there a way to get the image data message from a sender that supports this message type?

I want to receive this and display it in a widget that I added to a module.

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**Author:** ![Sunderlandkyl](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/sunderlandkyl/32/79987_2.png) [@Sunderlandkyl](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/Sunderlandkyl)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 2019, 3:46pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/openigt-image-message/9117/2 "2019-11-12T15:46:11Z")

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If you install the SlicerOpenIGTLink extension, you should be able to receive image messages using the OpenIGTLinkIF module.

([https://github.com/openigtlink/SlicerOpenIGTLink](https://github.com/openigtlink/SlicerOpenIGTLink))