A method for correcting motion artifacts within a volumetric data set is provided. The method includes obtaining a volumetric data set containing spatial and temporal information regarding an object. The volumetric data set is organized into data slices such that at least two adjacent data slices are representative of a common physical slice within the object at different points in time. The relative motion between adjacent data slices in determined for the slices of the volumetric data set and used to correct for the relative motion between said adjacent slices.