# How to load multi series mri

**URL:** <https://discourse.slicer.org/t/how-to-load-multi-series-mri/1427>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [November 9, 2017, 11:35pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/how-to-load-multi-series-mri/1427 "2017-11-09T23:35:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![Jake\_Simon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/2acd7d/32.png) [@Jake\_Simon](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/Jake_Simon)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2017, 11:35pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/how-to-load-multi-series-mri/1427/1 "2017-11-09T23:35:47Z")

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Operating system : Windows 10
Slicer version : 4.8
Expected behavior: Load multi series Dicom correctly
Actual behavior : Can only view bits and pieces of the scan

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So I have an actual MRI file of my left elbow and I was wanting to model it and view it.

But when I imported the file it had 11 different series to choose from.  
I tried loading them all at once to view and it gave me an error.

When I try to load one individual series it shows up as a blury image and cuts half of it off with only a few slices.

When I load a couple at a time it gives me the same issue. And when I still try to model that, no bones come up and its one big blob. My question is, how do I successfully load and model my MRI scan of my elbow without issues?

Also the files that was given to me have no file extension. Hopefully that doesn’t play a role.

Thanks!

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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:** [November 9, 2017, 11:56pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/how-to-load-multi-series-mri/1427/2 "2017-11-09T23:56:53Z")

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Have you used the DICOM module to load it?

If not, follow instructions on this page: [https://www.slicer.org/wiki/Documentation/Nightly/Modules/DICOM](https://www.slicer.org/wiki/Documentation/Nightly/Modules/DICOM) for DICOM import and loading.

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**Author:** ![Jake\_Simon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/2acd7d/32.png) [@Jake\_Simon](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/Jake_Simon)\
**Post date:** [November 10, 2017, 12:11am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/how-to-load-multi-series-mri/1427/3 "2017-11-10T00:11:40Z")

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![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/slicer/original/3X/c/c/cc64b19b981dcf3fd6521bdc6756c4c0c793a332.png)

I loaded the files and examined them but they all seemed to have warnings on every single one.