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+
+import nibabel as nib
+import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
+
+def load_nifti(file_path):
+        '''
+        Load the NIfTI image and access the image data as a Numpy array.
+
+        Args:
+            file_path ('str'): Path to the NIfTI file.
+
+        Returns:
+            data_array ('np.array'): Numpy array representing the image data.
+            nii_image: Loaded NIfTI image object.
+        '''
+        nii_image = nib.load(file_path)
+        data_array = nii_image.get_fdata()
+
+        return data_array, nii_image
+
+def show_nifti(file_data, title, slice=25):
+    '''
+    Display a single slice from the NIfTI volume.
+
+    Args:
+        file_data ('np.array'): Numpy array representing the image data.
+        title ('str'): Title for the plot.
+        slice ('int'): Slice index to display.
+    '''        
+    plt.imshow(file_data[slice, :, :], cmap='gray')
+    plt.title(title)
+    # plt.colorbar()
+    plt.axis('off')
+    plt.show()
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