How do I stack several .tiff files into a 3D stack in .mat format?

I have attained several tiff images from a microCT scanner and want to be able to stack them in a 3D matrix as a .mat format enable me to analysis them in a DVC simulator. How do I do this?

Answer 1

[Walter Roberson]

dinfo = dir('*.tiff');
num_files = length(dinfo);

for K = num_files : -1 : 1     %backwards is more efficient
  thisname = dinfo(K).name;
  thisimage = imread(thisname);
  all_images(:,:,K) = thisimage;
end

save('AllImages.mat', 'all_images');