# Image orientation issue

**URL:** https://discourse.slicer.org/t/image-orientation-issue/20139
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [October 13, 2021, 7:14pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/image-orientation-issue/20139 "2021-10-13T19:14:53Z")
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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: [October 13, 2021, 8:42pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/image-orientation-issue/20139/2 "2021-10-13T20:42:29Z")

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This post should answer your questions:

> [@Slice view orientation of oblique/rotated volumes - aligned to volume or anatomical axes?](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/question-about-display-in-slicer/20092/2):
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> In earlier Slicer versions, slice views were initialized to be aligned with anatomical axes (as defined when the patient was scanned). In recent Slicer Preview Releases we switched to aligning slice views with voxel arrays because this seems to be what most users expect. You can switch between the two orientations using [slice view controls](https://slicer.readthedocs.io/en/latest/user_guide/user_interface.html#slice-view): choose an anatomical plane using the “Slice orientation” selector to align with anatomical axes click “Rotate to volume plane” button to snap the slice pl…

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