# Except to reconstruction VTA like LEAD-DBS by using 3D Slicer model NetStim

**URL:** <https://discourse.slicer.org/t/except-to-reconstruction-vta-like-lead-dbs-by-using-3d-slicer-model-netstim/22388>\
**Category:** Support\
**Tags:** lead-dbs\
**Created:** [March 9, 2022, 12:38am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/except-to-reconstruction-vta-like-lead-dbs-by-using-3d-slicer-model-netstim/22388 "2022-03-09T00:38:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![zhang](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/aeb1de/32.png) [@zhang](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/zhang)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2022, 12:38am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/except-to-reconstruction-vta-like-lead-dbs-by-using-3d-slicer-model-netstim/22388/1 "2022-03-09T00:38:57Z")

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Operating system:win 10  
Slicer version:4.13(2022-02-28)  
Expected behavior:  
Actual behavior:How to use 3D Slicer for DBS tissue activation area (VTA) reconstruction?

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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:** [March 9, 2022, 6:25am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/except-to-reconstruction-vta-like-lead-dbs-by-using-3d-slicer-model-netstim/22388/2 "2022-03-09T06:25:05Z")

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@simonoxen can you help with answering this question?

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**Author:** ![simonoxen](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/simonoxen/32/66398_2.png) [@simonoxen](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/simonoxen)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2022, 7:57am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/except-to-reconstruction-vta-like-lead-dbs-by-using-3d-slicer-model-netstim/22388/3 "2022-03-09T07:57:34Z")

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Hi Zhang, assuming you have already used Lead-DBS to calculate the VTAs, you can open them in Slicer as volumes. VTAs are inside the stimulations folder and you can recognize them by naming.

There is currently no implementation in Slicer to calculate VTAs from our team.

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**Author:** ![zhang](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/aeb1de/32.png) [@zhang](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/zhang)\
**Post date:** [March 10, 2022, 4:29am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/except-to-reconstruction-vta-like-lead-dbs-by-using-3d-slicer-model-netstim/22388/4 "2022-03-10T04:29:08Z")

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Thank you for your answer.I will try，thank you again