# How to rotate images in 3D slicer?

**URL:** <https://discourse.slicer.org/t/how-to-rotate-images-in-3d-slicer/30348>\
**Category:** Support\
**Tags:** segmentation\
**Created:** [July 2, 2023, 11:22am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/how-to-rotate-images-in-3d-slicer/30348 "2023-07-02T11:22:10Z")\
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**Author:** ![Mahrukh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e47774/32.png) [@Mahrukh](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/Mahrukh)\
**Post date:** [July 2, 2023, 11:22am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/how-to-rotate-images-in-3d-slicer/30348/1 "2023-07-02T11:22:11Z")

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Hello,  
How can i rotate images in 3D slicer?

Thank you for your help!

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**Author:** ![muratmaga](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/muratmaga/32/3622_2.png) [@muratmaga](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/muratmaga)\
**Post date:** [July 3, 2023, 2:58pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/how-to-rotate-images-in-3d-slicer/30348/2 "2023-07-03T14:58:05Z")

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Do you mean the slice views? You can use the transforms module [Transforms — 3D Slicer documentation](https://slicer.readthedocs.io/en/latest/user_guide/modules/transforms.html)

Otherwise you simply spin the object in 3D viewer.

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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:** [July 3, 2023, 4:22pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/how-to-rotate-images-in-3d-slicer/30348/3 "2023-07-03T16:22:47Z")

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If the image was not acquired correctly (the imaging technician set wrong patient position) then indeed the transform module can be used to fix this - as @muratmaga suggested above.

If you only want to flip/rotate images in slice views (not change the image orientation in physical space) then you can use the Reformat module’s LR/PA/IS sliders. Probably you want to use +/-90deg or +/-180deg rotation.