# Loading Philips 3D US

**URL:** <https://discourse.slicer.org/t/loading-philips-3d-us/13163>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [August 25, 2020, 10:49pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/loading-philips-3d-us/13163 "2020-08-25T22:49:47Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 12\
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**Author:** ![Rodrigo\_Visconti](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/rodrigo_visconti/32/3436_2.png) [@Rodrigo\_Visconti](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/Rodrigo_Visconti)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2020, 10:49pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/loading-philips-3d-us/13163/1 "2020-08-25T22:49:47Z")

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I tried to load this file but it seems to be distorted. I can’t save in the cartesian dicom with the Philips software. There’s a way to correct it?  
[https://1drv.ms/u/s!AngD48X\_D6KrgaQZHV83Zit8bPm\_0g](https://1drv.ms/u/s!AngD48X_D6KrgaQZHV83Zit8bPm_0g)

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**Author:** ![Rodrigo\_Visconti](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/rodrigo_visconti/32/3436_2.png) [@Rodrigo\_Visconti](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/Rodrigo_Visconti)\
**Post date:** [October 5, 2020, 11:43am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/loading-philips-3d-us/13163/2 "2020-10-05T11:43:55Z")

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I didn’t got a response. There’s some way to fix this image?

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**Author:** ![issakomi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b9e5f3/32.png) [@issakomi](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/issakomi)\
**Post date:** [October 5, 2020, 5:10pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/loading-philips-3d-us/13163/3 "2020-10-05T17:10:01Z")

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The DICOM file is formally _Ultrasound Multi-frame Image Storage_ , but in fact some private Philips format with tons of private tags. Seems to be _Native 3D Cartesian_ (see 0x200d,0x2005). I think i could guess spacing from private tags, looks like

 ![20201005-190140](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/slicer/original/3X/e/0/e04641e92b4b9dd6a1e31853ab8d58ec0b340d73.jpeg)

 ![v](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/slicer/original/3X/7/1/7161ca1928859c381272cd6af5b0ff0c90b73cb0.png)

Here is MHA file (is not compressed, so bigger as original compressed DICOM image) and i set origin and orientation to default (you might examine private tags)

> **[20201005-185100.mha](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jC1MMs84zxa25yffzailmEcw0zG9l3Wd/view?usp=sharing)**
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> Google Drive file.

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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 5, 2020, 5:26pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/loading-philips-3d-us/13163/4 "2020-10-05T17:26:38Z")

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The file loads correctly for me with Slicer Stable Release, if SlicerHeart extension is installed:

- Go to DICOM module
- Drag-and-drop the file to the application window (this imports the file immediately into the DICOM database)
- Double-click on the patient (or study or series) to load the image

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**Author:** ![issakomi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b9e5f3/32.png) [@issakomi](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/issakomi)\
**Post date:** [October 5, 2020, 5:30pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/loading-philips-3d-us/13163/5 "2020-10-05T17:30:22Z")

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i have drag-and-dropped, spacing was wrong

 ![Screenshot at 2020-10-05 19-29-57](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/slicer/original/3X/8/9/89da425a9677dd9f456a8995ddd68854f95c28bd.jpeg)

may be not found that extension, thanks

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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 5, 2020, 5:36pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/loading-philips-3d-us/13163/6 "2020-10-05T17:36:23Z")

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Thanks a lot for checking this @issakomi. Yes, the default Scalar volume reader plugin cannot get the spacing correctly. You need to install SlicerHeart extension, as it has a plugin that can properly load Philips Epiq/Affinity 3D ultrasound images:

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/slicer/original/3X/8/1/811a0c614e97db25fbdd01c398a48763457d2f44.png)

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/slicer/original/3X/b/0/b09caf678751c81b90f8f5012b3827e2fafb019b.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![issakomi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b9e5f3/32.png) [@issakomi](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/issakomi)\
**Post date:** [October 5, 2020, 5:38pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/loading-philips-3d-us/13163/7 "2020-10-05T17:38:36Z")

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Yes, works, the same spacing. Thanks.

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**Author:** ![Rodrigo\_Visconti](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/rodrigo_visconti/32/3436_2.png) [@Rodrigo\_Visconti](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/Rodrigo_Visconti)\
**Post date:** [October 5, 2020, 11:54pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/loading-philips-3d-us/13163/8 "2020-10-05T23:54:00Z")

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It works for me too but seems distorted when compared to original image

 ![20200804_094401](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/slicer/original/3X/a/c/aca62391ee41540891029645b3386c14f869123d.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![Rodrigo\_Visconti](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/rodrigo_visconti/32/3436_2.png) [@Rodrigo\_Visconti](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/Rodrigo_Visconti)\
**Post date:** [October 5, 2020, 11:55pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/loading-philips-3d-us/13163/9 "2020-10-05T23:55:24Z")

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Look the difference between the printed and original picture

 ![20201005_093413](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/slicer/original/3X/3/d/3d4276c3487e46ccfbf888857c9f91cee6422294.jpeg)

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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 6, 2020, 12:24am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/loading-philips-3d-us/13163/10 "2020-10-06T00:24:51Z")

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@Rodrigo_Visconti What spacing values do you see in Volumes module’s Volume information section? You can load the image incorrectly if SlicerHeart is not installed or you don’t use DICOM module to import and load the image.

You can take an image with objects of known sizes and measure them in Slicer to verify that there is no distortion.

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**Author:** ![Rodrigo\_Visconti](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/rodrigo_visconti/32/3436_2.png) [@Rodrigo\_Visconti](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/Rodrigo_Visconti)\
**Post date:** [October 6, 2020, 4:40am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/loading-philips-3d-us/13163/11 "2020-10-06T04:40:30Z")

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Thanks for the tips. I think it worked well this way

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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:** [February 19, 2022, 6:57pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/loading-philips-3d-us/13163/12 "2022-02-19T18:57:58Z")

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