# Get data of patient from images

**URL:** <https://discourse.slicer.org/t/get-data-of-patient-from-images/14693>\
**Category:** Support\
**Tags:** registration, build, segmentation, dicom\
**Created:** [November 19, 2020, 6:04pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/get-data-of-patient-from-images/14693 "2020-11-19T18:04:07Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Valentina\_Mejia\_Gall](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/valentina_mejia_gall/32/8759_2.png) [@Valentina\_Mejia\_Gall](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/Valentina_Mejia_Gall)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2020, 6:04pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/get-data-of-patient-from-images/14693/1 "2020-11-19T18:04:07Z")

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Hello,  
I download a CTSCAN of the lower limb, this images includes femur, tibia, etc. How could i know the mass, height or data of the patient from these files in 3Dslicer?

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**Author:** ![manjula](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/manjula/32/80981_2.png) [@manjula](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/manjula)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2020, 10:24pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/get-data-of-patient-from-images/14693/2 "2020-11-19T22:24:03Z")

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You can see the metadata in the DICOM database. If you load your CT data via the DICOM module (import DICOM files) and then select the case and right click you will get the option to see metadata.

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**Author:** ![nenaamrt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/94ad74/32.png) [@nenaamrt](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/nenaamrt)\
**Post date:** [October 30, 2025, 4:43pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/get-data-of-patient-from-images/14693/3 "2025-10-30T16:43:34Z")

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Where did you downloaded the CTSCAN from?