# PlusToolkit compatible with GE Ultrasound

**URL:** <https://discourse.slicer.org/t/plustoolkit-compatible-with-ge-ultrasound/23085>\
**Category:** Support\
**Tags:** registration, surgical-navigation, plus, openigtlink\
**Created:** [April 22, 2022, 12:51pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/plustoolkit-compatible-with-ge-ultrasound/23085 "2022-04-22T12:51:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![J.vd.Zee](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/j.vd.zee/32/15064_2.png) [@J.vd.Zee](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/J.vd.Zee)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2022, 12:51pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/plustoolkit-compatible-with-ge-ultrasound/23085/1 "2022-04-22T12:51:11Z")

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Dear all,

Anyone with experience in connecting a General Electric Ultrasound device to the Plus Server?  
The devices of GE are not in the list of compatible hardware.

Thanks in advance!

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**Author:** ![lassoan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/lassoan/32/13_2.png) [@lassoan](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/lassoan)\
**Post date:** [April 23, 2022, 5:20am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/plustoolkit-compatible-with-ge-ultrasound/23085/2 "2022-04-23T05:20:55Z")

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Plus toolkit can only acquire images from GE ultrasound systems via a framegrabber. You can use a high-quality framegrabber, such as Epiphan devices, or any Microsoft Media Foundation or OpenCV compatible device.

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**Author:** ![J.vd.Zee](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/j.vd.zee/32/15064_2.png) [@J.vd.Zee](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/J.vd.Zee)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2022, 8:52am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/plustoolkit-compatible-with-ge-ultrasound/23085/3 "2022-04-25T08:52:47Z")

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Thanks again for your reply!  
Is it also possible without any external hardware device?

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**Author:** ![lassoan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/lassoan/32/13_2.png) [@lassoan](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/lassoan)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2022, 12:25pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/plustoolkit-compatible-with-ge-ultrasound/23085/4 "2022-04-25T12:25:00Z")

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It is possible to receive images in real-time from some GE scanners using GE’s AppAPI interface. You can get access to this API by [signing up to GE’s Edison Developer Program](https://www.gehealthcare.com/products/edison/edison-developer-program). You’ll be added to the `GEUltrasound/AppAPI` repository on GitHub, which contains SDK and examples.

I would recommend to modify one of the examples to create a small client that receives ultrasound images via AppAPI and makes them available via [OpenIGTLink](http://openigtlink.org/). Slicer can receive live images via OpenIGTLink, display, record, replay, reconstruct them into 3D volume (if you connect a tracker to it), etc.