# Import DICOM Data through series

**URL:** <https://discourse.slicer.org/t/import-dicom-data-through-series/13644>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [September 23, 2020, 5:26am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/import-dicom-data-through-series/13644 "2020-09-23T05:26:12Z")\
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**Author:** ![Chintha\_Siva\_Prasad](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/chintha_siva_prasad/32/7766_2.png) [@Chintha\_Siva\_Prasad](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/Chintha_Siva_Prasad)\
**Post date:** [September 23, 2020, 5:26am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/import-dicom-data-through-series/13644/1 "2020-09-23T05:26:13Z")

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I am trying to load volumes using the series names of the patient. This is my current code to load the volume of a patient.

 ![Screenshot from 2020-09-23 10-42-32](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/slicer/original/3X/6/9/69ea7d27a69810e0ba5c682ad44f744e5bc67f5c.png)  
How can I load the volume using the series description as slicer do?  
 ![Screenshot from 2020-09-23 10-45-49](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/slicer/original/3X/6/5/6519c72d99595e59c480d1137788913342d56843.png)  
How can I load the volume that corresponds the series in python program?  
Or can I import this whole UI into my program?

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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:** [September 23, 2020, 2:56pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/import-dicom-data-through-series/13644/2 "2020-09-23T14:56:30Z")

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You can read series description from the database, see this example: [https://www.slicer.org/wiki/Documentation/Nightly/ScriptRepository#How\_to\_access\_top\_level\_tags\_of\_DICOM\_images\_imported\_into\_Slicer.3F\_For\_example.2C\_to\_print\_the\_first\_patient.27s\_first\_study.27s\_first\_series.27\_.220020.2C0032.22\_field%3A](https://www.slicer.org/wiki/Documentation/Nightly/ScriptRepository#How_to_access_top_level_tags_of_DICOM_images_imported_into_Slicer.3F_For_example.2C_to_print_the_first_patient.27s_first_study.27s_first_series.27_.220020.2C0032.22_field%3A)

You can of course display the DICOM browser in your module, either as it is done in the DICOM module (in the view layout) or as a popup window (by instantiating a new `ctk.ctkDICOMBrowser()` widget).