# DICOM patient name not showing in database module

**URL:** <https://discourse.slicer.org/t/dicom-patient-name-not-showing-in-database-module/34368>\
**Category:** Support\
**Tags:** dicom\
**Created:** [February 16, 2024, 4:49pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/dicom-patient-name-not-showing-in-database-module/34368 "2024-02-16T16:49:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![jamesobutler](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/jamesobutler/32/7511_2.png) [@jamesobutler](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/jamesobutler)\
**Post date:** [February 19, 2024, 4:32pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/dicom-patient-name-not-showing-in-database-module/34368/9 "2024-02-19T16:32:03Z")

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Seems reminiscent of a previous reported issue where the user deleted all files associated with the Slicer dicom database and re-created it.

> [@Problems in version 5.6.0](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/problems-in-version-5-6-0/33228/13):
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> I resolved that problem when I deleted all the files (ctkDICOMTagCache.sql, ctkDICOM.sql) in dicom database. Maybe some old files in dicom database were not deleted when I uninstall the slicer. Sorry to bother you and thanks for your answer!

Does the patient name have any non-ASCII characters (non-English special characters)?

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