# Failed to import dicom
**URL:** https://discourse.slicer.org/t/failed-to-import-dicom/25286
**Category:** Support
**Tags:** dicom
**Created:** [September 16, 2022, 1:59am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/failed-to-import-dicom/25286 "2022-09-16T01:59:07Z")
**Posts on this page:** 2
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### Author:  [@nnzzll](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/nnzzll)
#### Post date: [September 16, 2022, 1:59am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/failed-to-import-dicom/25286/1 "2022-09-16T01:59:07Z")
I’m using DICOM module to import dicom but failed.
The procedure was like: import dicom files → choose folder → patient imported to dicom database → examine series → load.
Everything work fine before _load_. When I clicked the _load_ button, Slicer returned errors below:
```auto
Imported a DICOM directory, checking for extensions
Loading with imageIOName: GDCM
Could not read scalar volume using GDCM approach. Error is: FileFormatError
Loading with imageIOName: DCMTK
Could not read scalar volume using DCMTK approach. Error is: FileFormatError
Could not load: 102001: Unnamed Series as a Scalar Volume
```
Here is the screenshot.
I tried to import single dicom file by the _DATA_ button and it works fine, I don’t know what happens to the DICOM module since I can load the whole directory using other DICOM viewer like RadiAnt
Slicer version: 4.13.0 2021-11-20
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### Author:  [@lassoan](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/lassoan)
#### Post date: [September 16, 2022, 3:57am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/failed-to-import-dicom/25286/2 "2022-09-16T03:57:47Z")
Please use the latest Slicer stable version and follow the instructions provided in the [DICOM module documentation](https://slicer.readthedocs.io/en/latest/user_guide/modules/dicom.html#i-try-to-import-a-directory-of-dicom-files-but-nothing-shows-up-in-the-browser).