Displaying a 3D DICOM Image Slice

I have reconstructed a 3D DICOM (CT) image by stacking 120 2D DICOM (512x512) images (let's name them horizontal images). Simply, I can display any of the horizontal images using imhsow(3DImage(:,:,n), .....), where 'n' is the number of the slice. When I try to display a vertical image, as 3DImage(k,:,:), it is displayed in a flattened way.

Am I missing the distance between the pixels and slices? The thickness of the slices is 1 mm, whereas the distance between the pixels on 'x' (or 'i') and y (or 'j') direction on a horizontal image are both 0.432 mm.

Could you please tell me how I can fix this?

Answer 1

[Thomas]

THe following File exchange submission might help

http://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/23455-dicom-directory-of-slices-to-3d-volume-image

http://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/28353

[Ibrahim harmankaya]

Thank you Tom. I've looked at the codes of "Interactive 3D DICOM Wiever". It is a good work. It includes some functions I need. But, I need a little more explanation about them. I just need to figure out how to give the thickness on different axial images.

[Abdelkhalek Bakkari]

Ibrahim harmankaya, I need you help please for reading, displaying and segmentation of 3D DICOM Image. Thank you in advance