# Can we use k-d Tree Based k-Means Clustering in a 3D vector?

**URL:** https://discourse.itk.org/t/can-we-use-k-d-tree-based-k-means-clustering-in-a-3d-vector/5339
**Category:** Algorithms
**Created:** [September 16, 2022, 9:28pm UTC](https://discourse.itk.org/t/can-we-use-k-d-tree-based-k-means-clustering-in-a-3d-vector/5339 "2022-09-16T21:28:12Z")
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### Author: ![Oddone-Scatena](https://discourse.itk.org/user_avatar/discourse.itk.org/oddone-scatena/32/2651_2.png) [@Oddone-Scatena](https://discourse.itk.org/u/Oddone-Scatena)
#### Post date: [September 16, 2022, 9:28pm UTC](https://discourse.itk.org/t/can-we-use-k-d-tree-based-k-means-clustering-in-a-3d-vector/5339/1 "2022-09-16T21:28:12Z")

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I am segmenting the spinal canal in CT images and I need to classify the spinal canal pixels positions in groups.  
( “Automatic Segmentation of the Body and the Spinal Canal in CT Images Based on A Priori Information”).  
Can I use ITK’s k-d Tree Based k-Means Clustering ??

Thanks in advance,

Rafael Scatena