# Can’t import dicom files from Canon ultrasound equipment

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**Created:** [August 9, 2018, 8:26am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/can-t-import-dicom-files-from-canon-ultrasound-equipment/3714 "2018-08-09T08:26:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![ksksbs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/8dc957/32.png) [@ksksbs](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/ksksbs)\
**Post date:** [August 9, 2018, 8:26am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/can-t-import-dicom-files-from-canon-ultrasound-equipment/3714/1 "2018-08-09T08:26:44Z")

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Dear

I could not import dicom files from Canon ultrasound equipment. Canon’s dicom format seems to be not suitable to Slicer software.

Using SlicerHeart extension, but I could not import.

My operating system is Win 7 and Slicer version is 4.8.1.

Please, let me your comment.

Best regards,

Seonkyu Kim

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**Author:** ![lassoan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/lassoan/32/13_2.png) [@lassoan](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/lassoan)\
**Post date:** [August 9, 2018, 8:31am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/can-t-import-dicom-files-from-canon-ultrasound-equipment/3714/2 "2018-08-09T08:31:32Z")

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Is it a time sequence of 2D image frames or 3D image volumes?

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**Author:** ![ksksbs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/8dc957/32.png) [@ksksbs](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/ksksbs)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2018, 2:39am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/can-t-import-dicom-files-from-canon-ultrasound-equipment/3714/3 "2018-08-10T02:39:24Z")

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Dear

As you mentioned, test file seems to be 3D images volumes.

There is a Dicom loading massage in dicom Browser as follows.

Could not load: test - as a 2 frames Volume Sequence by ImagePositionPatient+AcquisitionTime as a MultiVolume  
Could not load: 1: test as a Scalar Volume  
Could not load: test - as a 2 frames MultiVolume by ImagePositionPatient+AcquisitionTime as a MultiVolume

Can it be solved?

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**Author:** ![lassoan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/lassoan/32/13_2.png) [@lassoan](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/lassoan)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2018, 12:45am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/can-t-import-dicom-files-from-canon-ultrasound-equipment/3714/4 "2018-08-12T00:45:25Z")

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Can your share a sample data set (non-human or anonymized)?

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**Author:** ![ksksbs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/8dc957/32.png) [@ksksbs](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/ksksbs)\
**Post date:** [August 13, 2018, 1:52am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/can-t-import-dicom-files-from-canon-ultrasound-equipment/3714/5 "2018-08-13T01:52:42Z")

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Dear Andras Lasso

Thank you for your reply.

I attached dicom file for you.

Please, let me know your comment.

Best regards,

Seonkyu Kim.

[![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/slicer/original/2X/b/bcec071d2daf94f074e0d45f573498975b42d6b0.png) 135751.zip](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QK9vr6tPqwZIXKJ1-nFt4WAZpIUZ8Gvx/view?usp=drive_web)

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**Author:** ![lassoan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/lassoan/32/13_2.png) [@lassoan](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/lassoan)\
**Post date:** [August 13, 2018, 9:44am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/can-t-import-dicom-files-from-canon-ultrasound-equipment/3714/6 "2018-08-13T09:44:25Z")

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Most data are stored in two large private DICOM tags. One of them seem to be uncompressed, so there is a chance that it can be decoded with some small software development. Are you familiar with Python scripting or can you ask someone at your or at a collaborating institution to help out? We can give advice how to get started.

Are there any export modes/options on your ultrasound system? Maybe if you export the data in a different format then it can be read directly.