A curated list of awesome Openwater resources, tools, papers, and community projects for open-source medical device innovation.
Openwater is building open-source platforms for medical imaging and therapeutic ultrasound, making advanced healthcare technology accessible to everyone.
- Official Resources
- Platforms
- Getting Started
- Tutorials
- Research Papers
- Tools & Libraries
- Community Projects
- Conference Talks
- Hardware
- Clinical Applications
- Development Tools
- Educational Resources
- Community
- Contributing
- Openwater Health - Official company website
- GitHub Organization - All open-source repositories
- Documentation - Complete technical documentation (Coming Soon)
- openwater-commons - Central hub for governance and roadmap
- OpenLIFU-python - Core Python toolbox for ultrasound planning and control
- SlicerOpenLIFU - 3D Slicer extension for treatment planning
- OpenLIFU-3DScanner - Photogrammetry application for transducer localization
Applications:
- Neuromodulation and brain stimulation
- Glioblastoma treatment
- Stroke therapy
- Non-invasive brain surgery
- OpenMOTION-Pylib - Python library for motion data acquisition
- OpenMOTION-TestAPP - Testing and demo application
Applications:
- Stroke diagnosis
- Cardiovascular monitoring
- Blood flow quantification
- Motion tracking
- Quick Start Guide - Get running in 5 minutes
- Complete Installation - Detailed setup instructions
- Hardware Setup - Connect and configure hardware
- First Contribution Guide - Make your first PR
- Code of Conduct - Community standards
- Contributing Guidelines - How to contribute
Hands-on guides and walkthroughs
See tutorials/ for complete list.
- Your First LIFU Experiment - Basic ultrasound protocol (Coming Soon)
- Motion Sensor Setup - Connect and read sensor data (Coming Soon)
- Data Visualization Basics - Plot your first results (Coming Soon)
- Custom Pulse Sequences - Design advanced protocols (Coming Soon)
- Multi-target Planning - Complex treatment plans (Coming Soon)
- Real-time Processing - Live data analysis (Coming Soon)
Want to contribute a tutorial? See contributing guidelines
Academic publications using Openwater platforms
See research-papers/ for complete bibliography.
- View all OpenLIFU papers - Research using Low Intensity Focused Ultrasound
- Topics: Neuromodulation, brain stimulation, glioblastoma, stroke
- View all OpenMOTION papers - Research using motion tracking and blood flow imaging
- Topics: Stroke diagnosis, cardiovascular monitoring, hemodynamics
2024:
- Frontiers in Psychiatry - Depression treatment using focused ultrasound
- Nature Neuroscience - Non-invasive neuromodulation protocols
- Journal of Stroke - Blood flow monitoring for early detection
Contributing: Have a paper using Openwater? Add it here!
Software tools and libraries for Openwater development
See tools-and-libraries/ for complete list.
- Visualization tools - Plotting, rendering, and display libraries
- Analysis libraries - Data processing and analysis tools
- K-Wave - Acoustic simulation (MATLAB/Python)
- 3D Slicer - Medical image visualization and processing
- SimpleITK - Medical image registration and segmentation
- PyDICOM - DICOM file handling
- pytest - Python testing framework
- GitHub Actions - CI/CD automation
- MkDocs Material - Documentation site generator
- pre-commit - Git hooks for code quality
Projects built by the Openwater community
See community-projects/ for complete showcase.
Community projects will be featured here as they're developed!
Categories:
- Research applications
- Educational projects
- Technical extensions
- Hardware modifications
- Creative uses
Submit your project: How to add your project
Presentations, talks, and videos about Openwater
See conference-talks/ for complete list.
- SPIE Medical Imaging (February 2026) - San Diego, CA
- HIMSS Global Health Conference (February 2026) - Orlando, FL
- ISMRM Annual Meeting (May 2026) - Location TBD
- Society for Neuroscience (November 2026) - Location TBD
- Presentations archive coming soon
Speaking about Openwater? Add your talk!
Mechanical:
- OpenLIFU-hardware-mechanical - CAD files and 3D models (Coming Soon)
- Transducer designs, mounting systems, patient positioning
Electrical:
- OpenLIFU-hardware-electrical - Schematics and PCB layouts (Coming Soon)
- High-voltage drivers, timing control, safety systems
Assembly:
- OpenLIFU-assembly-guides - Step-by-step build instructions (Coming Soon)
- OpenLIFU-bom - Bill of materials with sourcing (Coming Soon)
Sensors & Systems:
- OpenMOTION-hardware-mechanical - Sensor housing and mounting (Coming Soon)
- OpenMOTION-hardware-electrical - Electronics and optical systems (Coming Soon)
Assembly:
- OpenMOTION-assembly-guides - Build documentation (Coming Soon)
- OpenMOTION-bom - Complete parts list (Coming Soon)
- CAD Software: SolidWorks, Fusion 360, FreeCAD (open-source)
- PCB Design: KiCad (open-source), Altium Designer, Eagle
- Fabrication: PCB fab houses, 3D printing services, CNC machining
- Suppliers: Component sourcing guides in BOM repositories
- Mayo Clinic - $200K pilot program, clinical validation studies
- UCLA - Research collaboration
- University of Arizona - Clinical research
- Brown University - Neuroscience research
- University of Pennsylvania - Medical imaging research
OpenLIFU:
- Treatment-resistant depression
- Glioblastoma (brain cancer)
- Essential tremor
- Alzheimer's disease
- Chronic pain
OpenMOTION:
- Stroke diagnosis and monitoring
- Cardiac function assessment
- Peripheral vascular disease
- Sports medicine
- Rehabilitation monitoring
- FDA Status: Breakthrough Device Designations received (3x)
- CE Marking: Under consideration for European market
- Clinical Trials: Multiple ongoing studies
- Visual Studio Code - Recommended for Python development
- PyCharm - Full-featured Python IDE
- Jupyter Notebooks - Interactive development and analysis
- Sublime Text - Lightweight editor
- pytest - Python testing framework
- pytest-cov - Code coverage reporting
- flake8 - Python linting
- black - Python code formatting
- mypy - Static type checking
- MkDocs - Documentation site generator
- Sphinx - API documentation
- ReadTheDocs - Documentation hosting
- Doxygen - C/C++ documentation
- Git - Version control system
- GitHub - Code hosting and collaboration
- GitHub Desktop - Visual Git interface
- GitKraken - Advanced Git client
- Coming Soon - Openwater Academy courses
- Coming Soon - University partnerships for coursework
- Virtual Office Hours - Weekly Q&A sessions
- Developer Workshops - Hands-on training events
- Hardware Build Workshops - Assembly training at maker spaces
- Documentation - docs.openwater.health (Coming Soon)
- Example Code - OpenLIFU-examples (Coming Soon)
- Video Tutorials - YouTube channel (Coming Soon)
- Blog Posts - Technical deep-dives (Coming Soon)
Interested in using Openwater in your course?
- Contact: education@openwater.health
- Available: Hardware loans, curriculum support, guest lectures
- Discord/Slack - Community chat (Link coming soon)
- Forum - discourse.openwater.health (Coming Soon)
- GitHub Discussions - Ask questions, share ideas
- Monthly Calls - Community meetings (Schedule coming soon)
- Twitter/X - @openwaterhealth (if available)
- LinkedIn - Openwater
- YouTube - Channel coming soon
- Community Updates - community@openwater.health
- Developer News - developers@openwater.health
- Research Partnerships - research@openwater.health
- Openwater Developer Day - Annual virtual conference
- Regional Meetups - San Francisco, Boston, NYC
- Hardware Workshops - Hands-on building sessions
See Events Calendar
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