# \#initialization

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## [Setting an Initial Transform for Elastix](https://discourse.itk.org/t/setting-an-initial-transform-for-elastix/6532)

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**Author:** [@lschuring](https://discourse.itk.org/u/lschuring)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 19, 2024, 8:33pm UTC](https://discourse.itk.org/t/setting-an-initial-transform-for-elastix/6532 "2024-03-19T20:33:51Z")

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Hi ITK community! I am setting up a pipeline in python to register MRI image stacks which tend to have poor initial alignment. I would like to provide an elastix image filter (sitk.ElastixImageFilter()) an initial trans…