# Heatmaps on image slices and volume reconstruction

**URL:** <https://discourse.slicer.org/t/heatmaps-on-image-slices-and-volume-reconstruction/3301>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [June 26, 2018, 1:34pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/heatmaps-on-image-slices-and-volume-reconstruction/3301 "2018-06-26T13:34:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![fmarcano1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ac91a4/32.png) [@fmarcano1](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/fmarcano1)\
**Post date:** [June 26, 2018, 1:34pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/heatmaps-on-image-slices-and-volume-reconstruction/3301/1 "2018-06-26T13:34:08Z")

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Hello,  
Is there an usual way and examples in Slicer (using python) to add color maps to image slices and volume reconstructions?. I’ve found something similar to what I’d like do in a previous NA-MIC project week description: [https://na-mic.org/wiki/File:Sivic\_slicer\_slc\_mets.jpg](https://na-mic.org/wiki/File:Sivic_slicer_slc_mets.jpg) (from [https://na-mic.org/wiki/2011\_Winter\_Project\_Week:MRSI\_module\_and\_SIVIC\_interface](https://na-mic.org/wiki/2011_Winter_Project_Week:MRSI_module_and_SIVIC_interface)), but no code seems to available. Thank you very much.

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**Author:** ![pieper](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/pieper/32/8_2.png) [@pieper](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/pieper)\
**Post date:** [July 3, 2018, 10:50pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/heatmaps-on-image-slices-and-volume-reconstruction/3301/2 "2018-07-03T22:50:08Z")

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Hi Francisco - I hope the discussions at Project Week helped get you on the right track for this. Creating a scalar volume with a custom color table would the a good way to go for this. Feel free to post any follow up questions.

Best,  
Steve