This example will show the steps needed to build a 3D convolutional neural network (CNN) to predict the presence of viral pneumonia in computer tomography (CT) scans. 2D CNNs are commonly used to process RGB images (3 channels). A 3D CNN is simply the 3D equivalent: it takes as input a 3D volume or a sequence of 2D frames (e.g. slices in a CT scan), 3D CNNs are a powerful model for learning representations for volumetric data.