# Importing dcm files to 3D slicer

**URL:** <https://discourse.slicer.org/t/importing-dcm-files-to-3d-slicer/45843>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [January 20, 2026, 2:36pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/importing-dcm-files-to-3d-slicer/45843 "2026-01-20T14:36:08Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Reza\_Golshani](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/reza_golshani/32/81797_2.png) [@Reza\_Golshani](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/Reza_Golshani)\
**Post date:** [January 20, 2026, 2:36pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/importing-dcm-files-to-3d-slicer/45843/1 "2026-01-20T14:36:08Z")

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My app can’t see dcm files to make me able to import them. Importing data - finding folder - select folder then no included file and anything dose not imported

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**Author:** ![ebrahim](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/ebrahim/32/13403_2.png) [@ebrahim](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/ebrahim)\
**Post date:** [January 20, 2026, 10:50pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/importing-dcm-files-to-3d-slicer/45843/2 "2026-01-20T22:50:15Z")

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Use the DICOM module for this: [DICOM — 3D Slicer documentation](https://slicer.readthedocs.io/en/latest/user_guide/modules/dicom.html)

Dragging and dropping a folder containing a DICOM series also works

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**Author:** ![Reza\_Golshani](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/reza_golshani/32/81797_2.png) [@Reza\_Golshani](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/Reza_Golshani)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2026, 11:28am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/importing-dcm-files-to-3d-slicer/45843/3 "2026-01-24T11:28:43Z")

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İt dose not work so.

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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:** [January 25, 2026, 11:37am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/importing-dcm-files-to-3d-slicer/45843/4 "2026-01-25T11:37:44Z")

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Pay special attention to this section: [https://slicer.readthedocs.io/en/latest/user\_guide/modules/dicom.html#troubleshooting](https://slicer.readthedocs.io/en/latest/user_guide/modules/dicom.html#troubleshooting)