Determining if two rank-3 tensors are related by a rotation/relection

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I have two rank-3 tensors, let's call them $T_{1}$ and $T_{2}$. Each is a 3x3x3 tensor, representing voxels in an image. I'd like to determine if $T_{1}$ and $T_{2}$ are related by a rotation / reflection.

For matrices (rank-2 tensors?), I'd assume $M_{1}$ and $M_{2}$ are related by :

$M_{1} = R M_{2}$

Rearrange:

$M_{1} M^{-1}_{2} = R$

Since $M_{1}$ and $M_{2}$ are known and assuming $M_{2}$ is invertible, we can compute $R$. Then we can test if the relation

det$(R) \stackrel{?}{=} \pm 1$

is true. If it is true, then $R$ must be a rotation matrix.

QUESTION:

Is there an equivalent relation for rank-3 tensors?