# Enhanced DICOM question

**URL:** <https://discourse.slicer.org/t/enhanced-dicom-question/33648>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [January 5, 2024, 11:18pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/enhanced-dicom-question/33648 "2024-01-05T23:18:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![Nathan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Nathan](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/Nathan)\
**Post date:** [January 5, 2024, 11:18pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/enhanced-dicom-question/33648/1 "2024-01-05T23:18:51Z")

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Hello,

I have a weird request. We have one MRI scanner that only will upload data to PACs in “enhanced DICOM” format one file includes multiple images, and a different device that does not currently support this format (it wants individual DICOM image files).

I am looking for a way to convert enhanced DICOM to individual DICOM image files.

I can open the enhanced DICOM study in slicer and then export a DICOM series. This produces individual images, but all of the metadata is not included. Is there a way to export DICOM image files that retains the metadata?

-N

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**Author:** ![pearsonm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/pearsonm/32/18514_2.png) [@pearsonm](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/pearsonm)\
**Post date:** [January 6, 2024, 3:28am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/enhanced-dicom-question/33648/2 "2024-01-06T03:28:13Z")

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According to this post [split multiframe dicom file](https://comp.protocols.dicom.narkive.com/cwh2glYg/split-multiframe-dicom-file) dicom3tools by David Clunie should be able to split the MR enhanced file correctly.

Mark