import tensorflow as tf

    resize_b_x = tf.compat.v1.image.resize_bilinear(squeeze_b_x, [y_size_new, z_size_new], align_corners=align)
    resume_b_x = tf.reshape(resize_b_x, [-1, x_size, y_size_new, z_size_new, c_size], name='resume_bx')

    # Reorient
    reoriented = tf.transpose(resume_b_x, [0, 3, 2, 1, 4])
    
    #   squeeze and 2d resize
    squeeze_b_z = tf.reshape(reoriented, [-1, y_size_new, x_size, c_size], name='reshape_bz')
