# Low quality MRI images

**URL:** <https://discourse.slicer.org/t/low-quality-mri-images/36096>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [May 12, 2024, 12:25am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/low-quality-mri-images/36096 "2024-05-12T00:25:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![SPGesus](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/spgesus/32/70394_2.png) [@SPGesus](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/SPGesus)\
**Post date:** [May 12, 2024, 12:25am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/low-quality-mri-images/36096/1 "2024-05-12T00:25:49Z")

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Hello, I have found some resources on my problem, but no actual solutions.

I got an MRI and I would like to convert my brain into a model I can print. There are a few tutorials, and so far this youtube version is my best one

[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/k1WIpwV-8lE/maxresdefault.jpg "How To 3D Print Your Brain In A Few Simple Steps - TUTORIAL 2022") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1WIpwV-8lE)

My problem is only one set of images are clear. When I view the images through the philips dicom viewer provided to me, it’s fine.

But when I view it through 3d slicer half the data is garbage, which prevents me from selecting my brain to turn into a 3d model.

to start off I get the following errors when opening up my files

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1: Unnamed Series [Scalar Volume]: Reference image in series does not contain geometry information. Please use caution.

1: 662A78BB2741A01 [Scalar Volume]: Reference image in series does not contain geometry information. Please use caution.

4: MRA 3D TOF [Scalar Volume]: Image slices are not equally spaced (2.39997 spacing was expected, 0.600071 spacing was found between files C:/Users/user/Downloads/Databasemri/dicom/06d1a48e/f0701ac3/7497f1535a96b00d888d1b6e37b893e0.dcm and C:/Users/user/Downloads/Databasemri/dicom/06d1a48e/f0701ac3/09c8d150787d31c770a547524f322802.dcm). Slicer will apply a transform to this series trying to regularize the volume. Please use caution.

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I’m not sure if this is useful, but I’m posting it just in case

After the import I get a lot of data from what I have seen others do, is not typical

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/slicer/original/3X/d/c/dc1aefc94c1acf33b3c405670d9cbf20060529b3.png)

That aside, I have one view of clear data, and then the two other views essentially being junk

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/slicer/original/3X/d/e/de958e29e90e3c37a56b8fc006e25dff38fd5cae.jpeg)

I have the good data of the other views, 3d slicer just isn’t allowing me to view them at the same time?

Ultimately my question is, is there a way for me to take the good parts of 3 different files to make it into one master file for 3d slicer to use? or is my data more or less junk for what I am trying to accomplish.

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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:** [May 12, 2024, 2:48pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/low-quality-mri-images/36096/2 "2024-05-12T14:48:58Z")

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These threads should help explain:

> [@Trying to take three different volumes to create one 3d model (beginner of 3d slicer)](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/trying-to-take-three-different-volumes-to-create-one-3d-model-beginner-of-3d-slicer/15847):
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> Operating system:Windows 10 Slicer version: Latest Expected behavior: I want to use the views that I set in the panels for the 3d model Actual behavior: Only uses one volume, which makes the 3d model poor quality (because the other two views are pixelated Im not sure exactly how to do this. I had an MRI recently, and I want to make an interactive model with the scans I got. But when I set it at only one of the volumes, only one of the views is good quality. So I tried setting the other two w…

> [@Combining volumes - what am I missing?](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/combining-volumes-what-am-i-missing/2941):
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> Operating system: Mac - High Sierra Slicer version: 4.8.1 Expected behavior: One perfect, high resolution volume Actual behavior: Three volumes, each one being high resolution in only one plane (sagittal, coronal, transverse) I have been using 3D Slicer for many months and I’m slowly learning the ropes. I am using it to produce anatomical boney models, and have probably created between 10-15 models. After loading CT scans from their DICOM folder I always get several volumes, often with the …