# Problem with image in coronal view

**URL:** https://discourse.itk.org/t/problem-with-image-in-coronal-view/1144
**Category:** Beginner Questions
**Created:** [July 24, 2018, 1:15pm UTC](https://discourse.itk.org/t/problem-with-image-in-coronal-view/1144 "2018-07-24T13:15:17Z")
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### Author: ![sz20b5](https://discourse.itk.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/e68b1a/32.png) [@sz20b5](https://discourse.itk.org/u/sz20b5)
#### Post date: [July 24, 2018, 1:15pm UTC](https://discourse.itk.org/t/problem-with-image-in-coronal-view/1144/1 "2018-07-24T13:15:17Z")

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Hi,

I have an image which is 2d in coronal view(x,z), however if I load the image with ITK, then it reads as it is a typical axial image(x,y). How can I read it as real coronal(x,z) image?

Thanks,  
Sz.U.

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### Author: ![dzenanz](https://discourse.itk.org/user_avatar/discourse.itk.org/dzenanz/32/1093_2.png) [@dzenanz](https://discourse.itk.org/u/dzenanz)
#### Post date: [July 24, 2018, 1:29pm UTC](https://discourse.itk.org/t/problem-with-image-in-coronal-view/1144/2 "2018-07-24T13:29:17Z")

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I think this is a question of interpretation. Which two viewers are you comparing to come to conclusion that ITK is reading it as axial image? If it is 2D image, ITK will read it as `ij` image, and if it is 3D ITK will read it as `ijk`. And image’s direction matrix determines what is its [anatomical orientation](https://itk.org/Wiki/Proposals:Orientation#C.7.6.2.1.1_Image_Position_And_Image_Orientation). If this does not answer your question, can you make it more specific and detailed?