diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
index 2aca73b..b580fea 100644
--- a/.gitattributes
+++ b/.gitattributes
@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@ icons/zh_TW.bmp -text
 invesalius/.svnignore -text
 invesalius/data/bases.py -text
 invesalius/data/co_registration.py -text
+invesalius/data/converters.py -text
 invesalius/gui/preferences.py -text
 locale/de/LC_MESSAGES/invesalius.mo -text
 locale/el/LC_MESSAGES/invesalius.mo -text
diff --git a/invesalius/data/converters.py b/invesalius/data/converters.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c9c6b24
--- /dev/null
+++ b/invesalius/data/converters.py
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+#--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Software:     InVesalius - Software de Reconstrucao 3D de Imagens Medicas
+# Copyright:    (C) 2001  Centro de Pesquisas Renato Archer
+# Homepage:     http://www.softwarepublico.gov.br
+# Contact:      invesalius@cti.gov.br
+# License:      GNU - GPL 2 (LICENSE.txt/LICENCA.txt)
+#--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+#    Este programa e software livre; voce pode redistribui-lo e/ou
+#    modifica-lo sob os termos da Licenca Publica Geral GNU, conforme
+#    publicada pela Free Software Foundation; de acordo com a versao 2
+#    da Licenca.
+#
+#    Este programa eh distribuido na expectativa de ser util, mas SEM
+#    QUALQUER GARANTIA; sem mesmo a garantia implicita de
+#    COMERCIALIZACAO ou de ADEQUACAO A QUALQUER PROPOSITO EM
+#    PARTICULAR. Consulte a Licenca Publica Geral GNU para obter mais
+#    detalhes.
+#--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+import numpy
+import vtk
+from vtk.util import numpy_support
+
+def to_vtk(n_array, spacing, slice_number, orientation):
+    try:
+        dz, dy, dx = n_array.shape
+    except ValueError:
+        dy, dx = n_array.shape
+        dz = 1
+
+    v_image = numpy_support.numpy_to_vtk(n_array.flat)
+
+    if orientation == 'AXIAL':
+        extent = (0, dx -1, 0, dy -1, slice_number, slice_number + dz - 1)
+    elif orientation == 'SAGITAL':
+        dx, dy, dz = dz, dx, dy
+        extent = (slice_number, slice_number + dx - 1, 0, dy - 1, 0, dz - 1)
+    elif orientation == 'CORONAL':
+        dx, dy, dz = dx, dz, dy
+        extent = (0, dx - 1, slice_number, slice_number + dy - 1, 0, dz - 1)
+
+    # Generating the vtkImageData
+    image = vtk.vtkImageData()
+    image.SetOrigin(0, 0, 0)
+    image.SetSpacing(spacing)
+    image.SetNumberOfScalarComponents(1)
+    image.SetDimensions(dx, dy, dz)
+    image.SetExtent(extent)
+    image.SetScalarType(numpy_support.get_vtk_array_type(n_array.dtype))
+    image.AllocateScalars()
+    image.GetPointData().SetScalars(v_image)
+    image.Update()
+
+    image_copy = vtk.vtkImageData()
+    image_copy.DeepCopy(image)
+    image_copy.Update()
+
+    return image_copy
diff --git a/invesalius/data/surface_process.py b/invesalius/data/surface_process.py
index d645993..13c6913 100644
--- a/invesalius/data/surface_process.py
+++ b/invesalius/data/surface_process.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import numpy
 import vtk
 
 import i18n
-import converters
+import data.converters
 from scipy import ndimage
 
 class SurfaceProcess(multiprocessing.Process):
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