# Segmenting GE Voluson ultrasound image

**URL:** <https://discourse.slicer.org/t/segmenting-ge-voluson-ultrasound-image/13971>\
**Category:** Support\
**Tags:** segmentation, ultrasound\
**Created:** [October 9, 2020, 5:44pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/segmenting-ge-voluson-ultrasound-image/13971 "2020-10-09T17:44:25Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Davide](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/258eb7/32.png) [@Davide](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/Davide)\
**Post date:** [October 9, 2020, 5:44pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/segmenting-ge-voluson-ultrasound-image/13971/1 "2020-10-09T17:44:25Z")

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I have loaded a dicom file from a GE Voluson S8 but Im not able to segment the volume. Any suggestion?

 ![fetal](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/slicer/original/3X/4/b/4b87584afceb07ffdf2dfb1a5b3b5d38ad200ba8.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 10, 2020, 2:29am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/segmenting-ge-voluson-ultrasound-image/13971/2 "2020-10-10T02:29:03Z")

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This looks like a screen capture video, not a 3D/4D volume (most keepsake ultrasounds are saved like this). This cannot be segmented as a volumetric image - you cannot create 3D model from it, 3D print it, etc.

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**Author:** ![Davide](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/258eb7/32.png) [@Davide](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/Davide)\
**Post date:** [October 13, 2020, 10:27pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/segmenting-ge-voluson-ultrasound-image/13971/3 "2020-10-13T22:27:03Z")

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Thank you Andras! We will check the eport options form the ultrasound machine.

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**Author:** ![Tflaxman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/90ced4/32.png) [@Tflaxman](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/Tflaxman)\
**Post date:** [October 20, 2022, 1:25am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/segmenting-ge-voluson-ultrasound-image/13971/4 "2022-10-20T01:25:15Z")

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Hello,  
I am new to the process and tried the same thing as above. Did you find an export option that worked?  
Thanks,

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**Author:** ![MartinNA](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9f8e36/32.png) [@MartinNA](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/MartinNA)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2023, 12:06am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/segmenting-ge-voluson-ultrasound-image/13971/5 "2023-06-17T00:06:01Z")

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> **[Doctor\_Retana](https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/amkkyaavt3jmpcrbavf67/h?dl=0&rlkey=h64e5zgxtjq65xptwihvdxtqc)**
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Hi  
I have a similar problem, I have .vol files from a voluson S8 ultrasound, the doctor gave me the files via USB, when I pass them to slicer an error appears and that it cannot load them. I don’t know if anyone has had the same problem and how do I solve it.

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**Author:** ![lizuolin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a698b9/32.png) [@lizuolin](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/lizuolin)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2024, 1:48am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/segmenting-ge-voluson-ultrasound-image/13971/6 "2024-03-02T01:48:02Z")

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If you want to use 3D imaging in GE, you need to export the 4dv format from the machine, and you can only open the file using the software created by their company, and then perform image post-processing.