# Hi, I have problems solving the "couldn't not load.....scalar volume" problem
**URL:** https://discourse.slicer.org/t/hi-i-have-problems-solving-the-couldnt-not-load-scalar-volume-problem/2840
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [May 17, 2018, 11:47am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/hi-i-have-problems-solving-the-couldnt-not-load-scalar-volume-problem/2840 "2018-05-17T11:47:49Z")
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### Author:  [@felipec\_34](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/felipec_34)
#### Post date: [May 17, 2018, 11:47am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/hi-i-have-problems-solving-the-couldnt-not-load-scalar-volume-problem/2840/1 "2018-05-17T11:47:50Z")
Operating system: windows 8.1
Slicer version: 4.8.1
Expected behavior: loading the dicom data
Actual behavior: not loading
Please help me with this. I tried to change the dicom information with dicomcleaner but it didn’t work either
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### Author:  [@Andinet\_Enquobahrie](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/Andinet_Enquobahrie)
#### Post date: [May 17, 2018, 1:21pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/hi-i-have-problems-solving-the-couldnt-not-load-scalar-volume-problem/2840/2 "2018-05-17T13:21:03Z")
You might want to try the SlicerDicomPatcher
> **[GitHub - lassoan/SlicerDicomPatcher: Module for 3D Slicer that fixes most...](https://github.com/lassoan/SlicerDicomPatcher)**
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> Module for 3D Slicer that fixes most common errors in DICOM files - GitHub - lassoan/SlicerDicomPatcher: Module for 3D Slicer that fixes most common errors in DICOM files
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### Author:  [@lassoan](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/lassoan)
#### Post date: [May 17, 2018, 6:04pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/hi-i-have-problems-solving-the-couldnt-not-load-scalar-volume-problem/2840/3 "2018-05-17T18:04:59Z")
Series of “OT” (other) modality are typically not images and therefore they are not loadable.
Can you load the “CT” series? If not then DICOM patcher module is a good starting point. If you cannot load the CT volume after patching then let us know.
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### Author:  [@felipec\_34](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/felipec_34)
#### Post date: [May 17, 2018, 6:20pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/hi-i-have-problems-solving-the-couldnt-not-load-scalar-volume-problem/2840/4 "2018-05-17T18:20:22Z")
Hi thank you both for your help. I tried the patcher but i got this
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### Author:  [@diegotrap](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/diegotrap)
#### Post date: [May 3, 2019, 10:51am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/hi-i-have-problems-solving-the-couldnt-not-load-scalar-volume-problem/2840/5 "2019-05-03T10:51:52Z")
We have had this problem with DICOM files stored inside directories with names that contain certain “rare” characters (I our case, directories in Spanish with words with accents).
We have changed all the directories to plain names without accents and we are able to avoid this and other Slicer errors (such as sudden closes when trying to save files).
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### Author:  [@lassoan](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/lassoan)
#### Post date: [May 3, 2019, 12:52pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/hi-i-have-problems-solving-the-couldnt-not-load-scalar-volume-problem/2840/6 "2019-05-03T12:52:11Z")
Please also use latest stable version (Slicer-4.10.1). The DICOM patcher has been made more robust, it does not abort processing if non-DICOM files are encountered.
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### Author:  [@samjonas](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/samjonas)
#### Post date: [May 8, 2019, 9:49am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/hi-i-have-problems-solving-the-couldnt-not-load-scalar-volume-problem/2840/7 "2019-05-08T09:49:03Z")
Me too had the same problem… thank You guys
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### Author:  [@oscar.filevich](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/oscar.filevich)
#### Post date: [July 10, 2019, 10:10pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/hi-i-have-problems-solving-the-couldnt-not-load-scalar-volume-problem/2840/8 "2019-07-10T22:10:25Z")
This worked for me too (removing an “ó” from path). Thanks !! (although I also disabled the DWI module in the same trial) using v4.10.2
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### Author:  [@Alejandro\_Mesa](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/Alejandro_Mesa)
#### Post date: [April 1, 2020, 8:43pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/hi-i-have-problems-solving-the-couldnt-not-load-scalar-volume-problem/2840/9 "2020-04-01T20:43:21Z")
This worked for me
Gracias!
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### Author:  [@lassoan](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/lassoan)
#### Post date: [April 1, 2020, 9:34pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/hi-i-have-problems-solving-the-couldnt-not-load-scalar-volume-problem/2840/10 "2020-04-01T21:34:11Z")
For your information, recent Slicer Preview Releases can load DICOM images from arbitrary paths (even if they contain special characters).
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### Author:  [@lassoan](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/lassoan)
#### Post date: [March 7, 2021, 1:39am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/hi-i-have-problems-solving-the-couldnt-not-load-scalar-volume-problem/2840/11 "2021-03-07T01:39:14Z")
3 posts were merged into an existing topic: [ERROR -can not download …as scalar volume](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/error-can-not-download-as-scalar-volume/16406/2)
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### Author:  [@kaizhao](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/kaizhao)
#### Post date: [October 28, 2022, 11:11pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/hi-i-have-problems-solving-the-couldnt-not-load-scalar-volume-problem/2840/12 "2022-10-28T23:11:17Z")
Hi @lassoan , just curious what does the `DicomPatcher` do exactly with the dicom files? I have a look at your code but didn’t get it.
I generated some `Ktrans `maps using my own codes and save the results to dicom. They cannot be openned by Slicer (but can be opened by Osirix).
Just wanted to know what does `DicomPatcher` do so that I can pre-process my maps before saving it.
Thanks!