first code

% Read DICOM info from the first image
info_fixed1 = dicominfo('CT_1.3.46.670589.33.1.63762475895493731700001.5331339939737593077.dcm');

% Read DICOM width, height, and bitdepth parameters into variables
width = info_fixed1.Width;
height = info_fixed1.Height;
bitdepth = info_fixed1.BitDepth;

% Build a data structure of the 32 image file names within the folder
image_list = dir('*.dcm');

% Create an order-3 (3D) array of zeros of size width, height, length
data = zeros(height, width, length(image_list));

% Read all DICOM data into the array
for i = 1:length(image_list)
    filename = image_list(i).name;
    img = dicomread(filename);
    data(:,:,i) = img;
end

% Examine the values in the array
disp(['Minimum pixel value: ' num2str(min(data(:)))]);
disp(['Maximum pixel value: ' num2str(max(data(:)))]);

% Normalize the data to a range between 0 and 1
data = data / (2^bitdepth - 1);

% Display slices of the image stack
figure;
imshow(squeeze(data(:,round(end/2),:)), []);
title('Axial plane');

figure;
imshow(squeeze(data(round(end/2),:,:)), []);
title('Coronal plane');

figure;
imshow(squeeze(data(:,:,round(end/2))), []);
title('Sagittal plane');