# How to solve loading problems in adding DICOM data

**URL:** <https://discourse.slicer.org/t/how-to-solve-loading-problems-in-adding-dicom-data/30864>\
**Category:** Support\
**Tags:** dicom, data-loading\
**Created:** [July 28, 2023, 7:34pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/how-to-solve-loading-problems-in-adding-dicom-data/30864 "2023-07-28T19:34:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![yumin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/a3d4f5/32.png) [@yumin](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/yumin)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2023, 7:34pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/how-to-solve-loading-problems-in-adding-dicom-data/30864/1 "2023-07-28T19:34:16Z")

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Hi everyone! I am new to 3D slicer, and I encountered some problems in loading the data. I wonder do I need to fix the code (which I don’t know how…). It would be great if someone can help! Many thanks!

Could not load: 100: MED PT 2-15KG as a Scalar Volume  
Could not load: 100: MED PT 2-15KG - acquisitionNumber 0 as a Scalar Volume  
Could not load: 100: MED PT 2-15KG - acquisitionNumber 1 as a Scalar Volume  
Could not load: 201: ST PLAIN, iDose (3) as a Scalar Volume  
Could not load: 202: BONE PLAIN, iDose (3) as a Scalar Volume  
Could not load: 301: Exam Summary as a Scalar Volume  
Could not load: 301: Exam Summary - acquisitionNumber 0 as a Scalar Volume  
Could not load: 301: Exam Summary - acquisitionNumber 1 as a Scalar Volume  
Could not load: 301: Exam Summary - acquisitionNumber as a Scalar Volume  
Could not load: 301: Exam Summary - imageType DERIVED-SECONDARY-EXECUTED\_SURVIEW-- as a Scalar Volume  
Could not load: 301: Exam Summary - imageType DERIVED-SECONDARY-PATIENT\_INFO-- as a Scalar Volume  
Could not load: 301: Exam Summary - imageType DERIVED-SECONDARY-DOSE\_INFO-- as a Scalar Volume  
Could not load: 301: Exam Summary - imageType DERIVED-SECONDARY-RESULTS-- as a Scalar Volume

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**Author:** ![pieper](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/pieper/32/8_2.png) [@pieper](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/pieper)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2023, 7:35pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/how-to-solve-loading-problems-in-adding-dicom-data/30864/2 "2023-07-28T19:35:48Z")

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The info here should help you get started: [DICOM — 3D Slicer documentation](https://slicer.readthedocs.io/en/latest/user_guide/modules/dicom.html#troubleshooting)

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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:** [July 28, 2023, 7:37pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/how-to-solve-loading-problems-in-adding-dicom-data/30864/3 "2023-07-28T19:37:22Z")

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Series numbers \>= 100 are all reprocessed images, reports, etc., which may not be loadable as images. Do you expect to have images in them? If not then you can safely ignore these series.