# Methods used in creating axial and sagittal in 3d Slicer

**URL:** <https://discourse.slicer.org/t/methods-used-in-creating-axial-and-sagittal-in-3d-slicer/23730>\
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**Created:** [June 6, 2022, 12:30pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/methods-used-in-creating-axial-and-sagittal-in-3d-slicer/23730 "2022-06-06T12:30:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![Gabriela\_Zurliana](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/gabriela_zurliana/32/14756_2.png) [@Gabriela\_Zurliana](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/Gabriela_Zurliana)\
**Post date:** [June 6, 2022, 12:30pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/methods-used-in-creating-axial-and-sagittal-in-3d-slicer/23730/1 "2022-06-06T12:30:33Z")

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Hello! pardon for any mistakes I made here, this is my first time posting a question in this forum.

I am currently trying to create a segmentation of the spine from a self-gathered data using ultrasound and is trying to create my own program and algorithm to do so, but i am stuck on creating the sagital and coronal view. Though i noticed in 3d slicer, it is automatically possible to create the views from the png images of ultrasound as seen here:

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/slicer/original/3X/2/b/2be498786ffdcbb52cdea7455fb8c16479ea2236.png)

i was wondering, if possible, what is the method used by 3d slicer to achieve this? i am using python for my coding algorithm.  
Thank you in advance!

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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:** [June 6, 2022, 4:32pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/methods-used-in-creating-axial-and-sagittal-in-3d-slicer/23730/2 "2022-06-06T16:32:40Z")

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Slicer uses [`vtkImageReslice`](https://vtk.org/doc/nightly/html/classvtkImageReslice.html) for this. It’s available in python.

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**Author:** ![mau\_igna\_06](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/mau_igna_06/32/9056_2.png) [@mau\_igna\_06](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/mau_igna_06)\
**Post date:** [June 6, 2022, 8:29pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/methods-used-in-creating-axial-and-sagittal-in-3d-slicer/23730/3 "2022-06-06T20:29:18Z")

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Why don’t you check out this link:

[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/2vXeJxYFou4/maxresdefault.jpg "Real-time 3D ultrasound reconstruction using 3D Slicer + SlicerIGT") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2vXeJxYFou4)