# Dicom series folder read and use for creating a node

**URL:** <https://discourse.slicer.org/t/dicom-series-folder-read-and-use-for-creating-a-node/2563>\
**Category:** Development\
**Created:** [April 11, 2018, 7:41am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/dicom-series-folder-read-and-use-for-creating-a-node/2563 "2018-04-11T07:41:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![anandmulay3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ac8455/32.png) [@anandmulay3](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/anandmulay3)\
**Post date:** [April 11, 2018, 7:41am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/dicom-series-folder-read-and-use-for-creating-a-node/2563/1 "2018-04-11T07:41:35Z")

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In python scriptable module -  
How can use dicom series to import and use it a segmentation node or volume node.  
Or every time we need to import .nrrd file to use it as a node.

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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:** [April 11, 2018, 1:27pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/dicom-series-folder-read-and-use-for-creating-a-node/2563/2 "2018-04-11T13:27:42Z")

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See this and similar posts in the forum: [How to convert dicom files to nrrd](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/how-to-convert-dicom-files-to-nrrd/540/11)

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**Author:** ![anandmulay3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ac8455/32.png) [@anandmulay3](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/anandmulay3)\
**Post date:** [April 11, 2018, 1:42pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/dicom-series-folder-read-and-use-for-creating-a-node/2563/3 "2018-04-11T13:42:47Z")

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Yeah, i mean i’m doing same thing, that getting dicom series and saving it to nrrd and use that node…  
but my question is can i load dicom series and use that is as my volume node or segmentation node.??

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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:** [April 12, 2018, 7:45pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/dicom-series-folder-read-and-use-for-creating-a-node/2563/4 "2018-04-12T19:45:31Z")

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Most DICOM images are loaded as volume nodes; RTSTRUCT and DICOM segmentation objects are loaded as segmentation nodes. You can just use load them and use them.