# Merging CT-views 

**URL:** <https://discourse.slicer.org/t/merging-ct-views/7862>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [August 3, 2019, 12:18pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/merging-ct-views/7862 "2019-08-03T12:18:49Z")\
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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:** [August 5, 2019, 7:54pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/merging-ct-views/7862/2 "2019-08-05T19:54:52Z")

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Hi Philip -

This question comes up from time to time - for example the post linked below, or [search for sagittal and coronal in the archives of posts](https://discourse.slicer.org/search?q=sagittal%20coronal).

If you have any control over the scan protocol you can get a higher resolution reconstruction from the scanner, but there’s no good way to combine them after the fact.

> [@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 …

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