# Making Your Own 3D Images from CT Scan- 3D Slicer Tutorial **URL:** \ **Category:** Uncategorized\ **Created:** [January 2, 2016, 6:44am UTC](https://forum.livingwitheagle.org/t/making-your-own-3d-images-from-ct-scan-3d-slicer-tutorial/988 "2016-01-02T06:44:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![amsriesen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ce7236/32.png) [@amsriesen](https://forum.livingwitheagle.org/u/amsriesen)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2020, 3:15pm UTC](https://forum.livingwitheagle.org/t/making-your-own-3d-images-from-ct-scan-3d-slicer-tutorial/988/21 "2020-12-12T15:15:21Z")
I am having a difficult time despite these instructions. Help! ---
**Author:** ![TheDude](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.livingwitheagle.org/thedude/32/3071_2.png) [@TheDude](https://forum.livingwitheagle.org/u/TheDude)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2020, 5:23am UTC](https://forum.livingwitheagle.org/t/making-your-own-3d-images-from-ct-scan-3d-slicer-tutorial/988/22 "2020-12-13T05:23:37Z")
Hi, this video tutoial might help: https://www.youtube.com/embed/videoseries?list=PLeaIM0zUlEqswa6Pskg9uMq15LiWWYP39&wmode=transparent&rel=0&autohide=1&showinfo=1&enablejsapi=1 ---
**Author:** ![amsriesen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ce7236/32.png) [@amsriesen](https://forum.livingwitheagle.org/u/amsriesen)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2020, 4:52pm UTC](https://forum.livingwitheagle.org/t/making-your-own-3d-images-from-ct-scan-3d-slicer-tutorial/988/23 "2020-12-13T16:52:56Z")
Thank you! I’ll watch it and give it a try again! ---
**Author:** ![amsriesen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ce7236/32.png) [@amsriesen](https://forum.livingwitheagle.org/u/amsriesen)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2020, 3:23pm UTC](https://forum.livingwitheagle.org/t/making-your-own-3d-images-from-ct-scan-3d-slicer-tutorial/988/24 "2020-12-15T15:23:13Z")
This is so frustrating still, even with the tutorials. I’ve never felt so technology-challenged in my life until I tried to do this. I’m at the part where you can paint over the area you want and then make it 3D. When I do that, it just shows up as a blob of paint in the 3D window. ---
**Author:** ![TheDude](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.livingwitheagle.org/thedude/32/3071_2.png) [@TheDude](https://forum.livingwitheagle.org/u/TheDude)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2020, 4:21pm UTC](https://forum.livingwitheagle.org/t/making-your-own-3d-images-from-ct-scan-3d-slicer-tutorial/988/25 "2020-12-15T16:21:05Z")
Hi Athena, I am sorry that you have problems with the software. But it is also really confusing due to the many functions. I don’t know how to explain it either, but I found another video. Look there especially from minute 5:00 to 11:00. Just don’t get discouraged, it’s actually quite easy if you know how to do it. Good luck. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/MKLWzD0PiIc/maxresdefault.jpg "Tutorial: Preparing Data for 3D Printing Using 3D Slicer") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MKLWzD0PiIc) ---
**Author:** ![Jjay76](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.livingwitheagle.org/jjay76/32/3877_2.png) [@Jjay76](https://forum.livingwitheagle.org/u/Jjay76)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2021, 12:44am UTC](https://forum.livingwitheagle.org/t/making-your-own-3d-images-from-ct-scan-3d-slicer-tutorial/988/26 "2021-07-29T00:44:08Z")
I got this to work on day 1 then afterward it seems very buggy. I tried reinstalling several times and it still won’t work. ---
**Author:** ![Isaiah\_40\_31](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.livingwitheagle.org/isaiah_40_31/32/3054_2.png) [@Isaiah\_40\_31](https://forum.livingwitheagle.org/u/Isaiah_40_31)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2021, 7:00pm UTC](https://forum.livingwitheagle.org/t/making-your-own-3d-images-from-ct-scan-3d-slicer-tutorial/988/27 "2021-07-29T19:00:31Z")
If you Google 3D Slicer programs, there are several that will come up. The program on our forum was posted several years ago & may need an update. Try to see what you can find on Google. ---
**Author:** ![Jjay76](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.livingwitheagle.org/jjay76/32/3877_2.png) [@Jjay76](https://forum.livingwitheagle.org/u/Jjay76)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2021, 3:19pm UTC](https://forum.livingwitheagle.org/t/making-your-own-3d-images-from-ct-scan-3d-slicer-tutorial/988/28 "2021-08-13T15:19:58Z")
I am the last person you want looking up computer programs lol. People’s computers have been known to shut down when I just walk in the room. ---
**Author:** ![Isaiah\_40\_31](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.livingwitheagle.org/isaiah_40_31/32/3054_2.png) [@Isaiah\_40\_31](https://forum.livingwitheagle.org/u/Isaiah_40_31)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2021, 11:00pm UTC](https://forum.livingwitheagle.org/t/making-your-own-3d-images-from-ct-scan-3d-slicer-tutorial/988/29 "2021-08-19T23:00:59Z")
Jjay~ Sorry I missed this post. My response is 🤣 🤣 🤣. I think we’re technological twins! ---
**Author:** ![Asumhannah](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.livingwitheagle.org/asumhannah/32/3898_2.png) [@Asumhannah](https://forum.livingwitheagle.org/u/Asumhannah)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2021, 12:12am UTC](https://forum.livingwitheagle.org/t/making-your-own-3d-images-from-ct-scan-3d-slicer-tutorial/988/30 "2021-09-08T00:12:39Z")
@Isaiah_40_31 I finally got a CD reader and am trying to figure out how to make a 3D of my dicom files but I’m reallly struggling! ---
**Author:** ![Isaiah\_40\_31](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.livingwitheagle.org/isaiah_40_31/32/3054_2.png) [@Isaiah\_40\_31](https://forum.livingwitheagle.org/u/Isaiah_40_31)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2021, 12:31am UTC](https://forum.livingwitheagle.org/t/making-your-own-3d-images-from-ct-scan-3d-slicer-tutorial/988/31 "2021-09-08T00:31:36Z")
Have you tried using the 3D slicer tutorial on our forum? [Making Your Own 3D Images from CT Scan- 3D Slicer Tutorial](https://forum.livingwitheagle.org/t/making-your-own-3d-images-from-ct-scan-3d-slicer-tutorial/988) I’m not techy so apologize that I can’t help you. There are ppl on the forum who are. You can try asking for help via a post. ---
**Author:** ![Asumhannah](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.livingwitheagle.org/asumhannah/32/3898_2.png) [@Asumhannah](https://forum.livingwitheagle.org/u/Asumhannah)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2021, 1:03am UTC](https://forum.livingwitheagle.org/t/making-your-own-3d-images-from-ct-scan-3d-slicer-tutorial/988/32 "2021-09-08T01:03:52Z")
Yes that is the one we are on! haha I’ve been trying but I keep seeing this odd structure in my neck like just laying there ---
**Author:** ![Asumhannah](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.livingwitheagle.org/asumhannah/32/3898_2.png) [@Asumhannah](https://forum.livingwitheagle.org/u/Asumhannah)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2021, 3:30am UTC](https://forum.livingwitheagle.org/t/making-your-own-3d-images-from-ct-scan-3d-slicer-tutorial/988/33 "2021-09-08T03:30:58Z")
![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/uploads/ben_eagle/original/2X/a/a23757f7c8d4c0908a695fc92e4a8800c88cbbe1.jpeg) This is what I have made thus far and not sure what to make of it hahaa ---
**Author:** ![Isaiah\_40\_31](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.livingwitheagle.org/isaiah_40_31/32/3054_2.png) [@Isaiah\_40\_31](https://forum.livingwitheagle.org/u/Isaiah_40_31)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2021, 4:41am UTC](https://forum.livingwitheagle.org/t/making-your-own-3d-images-from-ct-scan-3d-slicer-tutorial/988/34 "2021-09-08T04:41:41Z")
I’m impressed!!! That turned out GREAT!! You did a good job!!! Your styloid is very clear. It looks thick in the top half & wavy & pointed in the bottom half. Sometimes things show up in CT scans that are called artifacts. They can look ominous but they’re nothing, just weird shapes that aren’t even in your neck or wherever the CT is imaging. The line below your chin looks like it could be some sort of marker that was used outside of your neck when the scan was taken. Try to see if you can get the image of the right side, too. ---
**Author:** ![TheDude](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.livingwitheagle.org/thedude/32/3071_2.png) [@TheDude](https://forum.livingwitheagle.org/u/TheDude)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2021, 5:00pm UTC](https://forum.livingwitheagle.org/t/making-your-own-3d-images-from-ct-scan-3d-slicer-tutorial/988/35 "2021-09-08T17:00:10Z")
Do you mean the slice structures on the back of the head? I think this is from CT scan and because it takes slices. Maybe they were a bit raw. You can render that away using the smoothing checkbox in rendering options on the left. ---
**Author:** ![Asumhannah](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.livingwitheagle.org/asumhannah/32/3898_2.png) [@Asumhannah](https://forum.livingwitheagle.org/u/Asumhannah)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2021, 8:35pm UTC](https://forum.livingwitheagle.org/t/making-your-own-3d-images-from-ct-scan-3d-slicer-tutorial/988/36 "2021-09-08T20:35:08Z")
Now this is what I’ve gotten for the other side somehow turned it red LOL still working on it ---
**Author:** ![Asumhannah](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.livingwitheagle.org/asumhannah/32/3898_2.png) [@Asumhannah](https://forum.livingwitheagle.org/u/Asumhannah)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2021, 8:35pm UTC](https://forum.livingwitheagle.org/t/making-your-own-3d-images-from-ct-scan-3d-slicer-tutorial/988/37 "2021-09-08T20:35:19Z")
![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/uploads/ben_eagle/original/2X/6/6eafe172331fbfbcdc63fbcb7ebd504d52df2c2c.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![TheDude](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.livingwitheagle.org/thedude/32/3071_2.png) [@TheDude](https://forum.livingwitheagle.org/u/TheDude)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2021, 11:51am UTC](https://forum.livingwitheagle.org/t/making-your-own-3d-images-from-ct-scan-3d-slicer-tutorial/988/38 "2021-09-09T11:51:33Z")
Nice 3D views you already have. Looks very interesting too. Just play a bit with the Presets in Volume Rendering and you will find one that gives you the best view. For setting the threshold shift I recommend orienting at the thyroid cartilage as a structure with less density than a bone and more than tissue. So when the thyroid cartilage is completely shown in the 3D view the threshold shift (in Volume Rendering; beneath the presets) should be adjusted properly. Worked good at least with my images. The grooves should dissappear when choosing the smoothing checkbox (in advanced settings for volume rendering, when I remember right). With that the computer calculates a smooth surface on structures. But that’s only calculated, reality might look a bit different then. Hope that helps you. ---
**Author:** ![Jules](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.livingwitheagle.org/jules/32/404_2.png) [@Jules](https://forum.livingwitheagle.org/u/Jules)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2021, 7:35pm UTC](https://forum.livingwitheagle.org/t/making-your-own-3d-images-from-ct-scan-3d-slicer-tutorial/988/39 "2021-09-09T19:35:56Z")
The hyoid bone processes look quite long; it could be calcification of the stylo-hyoid ligaments from that end up, or just long cornu…We have had a few members who’ve had hyoid bone surgery, but not many, not all the surgeons will do it. It’s certainly worth asking about though. ---
**Author:** ![Isaiah\_40\_31](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.livingwitheagle.org/isaiah_40_31/32/3054_2.png) [@Isaiah\_40\_31](https://forum.livingwitheagle.org/u/Isaiah_40_31)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2021, 9:20pm UTC](https://forum.livingwitheagle.org/t/making-your-own-3d-images-from-ct-scan-3d-slicer-tutorial/988/40 "2021-09-09T21:20:36Z")
I agree with Jules. After looking at your first image & this one, it does look like your stylohyoid ligaments could be calcified coming off of the hyoid bone (rather than from the styloid end) & the greater horn of they hyoid looks long on the right side. I can’t tell about the left for sure. Your right styloid looks pretty normal length so it’s more the ligaments on the right that might be the problem. Remember that I am not a doctor & could be way off with my speculation. Dr. Hackman is very astute. He will be able to help sort out what the scans show for sure. [Previous page](https://forum.livingwitheagle.org/t/making-your-own-3d-images-from-ct-scan-3d-slicer-tutorial/988.md?page=1) [Next page](https://forum.livingwitheagle.org/t/making-your-own-3d-images-from-ct-scan-3d-slicer-tutorial/988.md?page=3)