# Turn ultrasound baby into stl

**URL:** <https://discourse.slicer.org/t/turn-ultrasound-baby-into-stl/42451>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [April 6, 2025, 2:10am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/turn-ultrasound-baby-into-stl/42451 "2025-04-06T02:10:03Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 7, 2025, 4:58am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/turn-ultrasound-baby-into-stl/42451/2 "2025-04-07T04:58:38Z")

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Most likely you don’t have usable 3D data, because unfortunately 3D ultrasound imaging vendors typically prevent users from accessing their own data. This is sad and frustrating and this problem is specific to 3D ultrasound (does not happen with other imaging modalities, such as CT and MRI), but as long as hospitals that buy these systems don’t demand access, not much is expected to happen.

See some more information in this topic:

> [@Load 3D ultrasound from Samsung .mvl or DICOM files](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/load-3d-ultrasound-from-samsung-mvl-or-dicom-files/16784):
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> hello I am not able to load the dicom files, the three windows all appear in axial … can you help me?

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