diff --git a/invesalius/data/imagedata_utils.py b/invesalius/data/imagedata_utils.py
index 573c8a1..2ac274d 100644
--- a/invesalius/data/imagedata_utils.py
+++ b/invesalius/data/imagedata_utils.py
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ def Export(imagedata, filename, bin=False):
     writer.SetInput(imagedata)
     writer.Write()
 
-def Read(filename):
+def Import(filename):
     reader = vtk.vtkXMLImageDataReader()
     reader.SetFileName(filename)
     #reader.WholeSlicesOn()
diff --git a/invesalius/data/polydata_utils.py b/invesalius/data/polydata_utils.py
index 9f3b419..2966a23 100644
--- a/invesalius/data/polydata_utils.py
+++ b/invesalius/data/polydata_utils.py
@@ -127,3 +127,8 @@ def Export(polydata, filename, bin=False):
     writer.SetInput(polydata)
     writer.Write()
 
+def Import(filename):
+    reader = vtk.vtkXMLPolyDataReader()
+    reader.SetFileName(filename)
+    reader.Update()
+    return reader.GetOutput()
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