# Could not load: 303: HRCT EXPIRATION as a Scalar Volume \_ HRCT chest

**URL:** <https://discourse.slicer.org/t/could-not-load-303-hrct-expiration-as-a-scalar-volume-hrct-chest/25597>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [October 7, 2022, 7:14pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/could-not-load-303-hrct-expiration-as-a-scalar-volume-hrct-chest/25597 "2022-10-07T19:14:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![ishankaw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/df705f/32.png) [@ishankaw](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/ishankaw)\
**Post date:** [October 7, 2022, 7:14pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/could-not-load-303-hrct-expiration-as-a-scalar-volume-hrct-chest/25597/1 "2022-10-07T19:14:44Z")

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Hi,  
I have tried to load a HRCT Chest DICOM series using Slicer V. 5.0.3. I get the following error message.

 ![error log](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/slicer/original/3X/e/2/e23c09c763122db033eed37452a903d874037f85.png)  
I tried the dicompatcher but didn’t work.

OS : Windows 11  
Slicer version : 5.0.3

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**Author:** ![pieper](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/pieper/32/8_2.png) [@pieper](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/pieper)\
**Post date:** [October 7, 2022, 8:44pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/could-not-load-303-hrct-expiration-as-a-scalar-volume-hrct-chest/25597/2 "2022-10-07T20:44:52Z")

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That data is in a proprietary format so it’s not readable by Slicer. You should go back to the source of the data and ask that they export it in standard dicom format.

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**Author:** ![ishankaw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/df705f/32.png) [@ishankaw](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/ishankaw)\
**Post date:** [October 12, 2022, 4:43am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/could-not-load-303-hrct-expiration-as-a-scalar-volume-hrct-chest/25597/3 "2022-10-12T04:43:22Z")

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Thank you very much for the comment. I will try this.