# Loaded volume data showing as one slice, cant render volume
**URL:** https://discourse.slicer.org/t/loaded-volume-data-showing-as-one-slice-cant-render-volume/22638
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [March 22, 2022, 2:02pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/loaded-volume-data-showing-as-one-slice-cant-render-volume/22638 "2022-03-22T14:02:43Z")
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### Author:  [@Rhythm](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/Rhythm)
#### Post date: [March 22, 2022, 2:02pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/loaded-volume-data-showing-as-one-slice-cant-render-volume/22638/1 "2022-03-22T14:02:43Z")
Hello I am loading a full body MRI dataset from a GE Signa 1.5T machine. The data appears as only one slice of a 31 slice sequence. I am able to select volume rendering but no volume image appears. I am able to view the entire sequence in the Impax viewer. Screen shot:
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### Author:  [@pieper](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/pieper)
#### Post date: [March 22, 2022, 5:13pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/loaded-volume-data-showing-as-one-slice-cant-render-volume/22638/2 "2022-03-22T17:13:34Z")
If the data is in dicom be sure to load via the dicom module. If it’s in the legacy GE format you may need to uncheck the SingleFile option in the file load. Probably we haven’t tried reading the legacy format in a very long time so bugs might have snuck into the I/O stack.
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### Author:  [@Rhythm](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/Rhythm)
#### Post date: [March 22, 2022, 5:50pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/loaded-volume-data-showing-as-one-slice-cant-render-volume/22638/3 "2022-03-22T17:50:35Z")
Thank you Steve. I’m not sure if the data is DICOM or legacy, is there a way to tell? Using the load data function, some of the slices default to Single File, but not all.
I uncheck the slices that default to Single File, and this is the result:
Each slice shows as a separate volume.
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### Author:  [@pieper](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/pieper)
#### Post date: [March 22, 2022, 6:00pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/loaded-volume-data-showing-as-one-slice-cant-render-volume/22638/4 "2022-03-22T18:00:10Z")
It looks like the old format. It might work to select just one file and uncheck SingleFile and the others in the same directory should be checked if they meet some similarity rules (obscure legacy format rules - you’d need to look at the code to know for sure).
If they are dicom, try the dicom module and see if it works.
[https://slicer.readthedocs.io/en/latest/user\_guide/modules/dicom.html](https://slicer.readthedocs.io/en/latest/user_guide/modules/dicom.html)
If they are dicom (load in the database) but still don’t load right in the views, you might try the troubleshooting section of that page.
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### Author:  [@Rhythm](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/Rhythm)
#### Post date: [March 22, 2022, 6:32pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/loaded-volume-data-showing-as-one-slice-cant-render-volume/22638/5 "2022-03-22T18:32:56Z")
Hi Steve
I have tried the Load directory function in the DICOM module.
I have also tried selecting just one file and uncheck SingleFile and the others in the same directory are checked.
I’m not a coder, is there a way to extract the legacy format rules from the code?
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### Author:  [@pieper](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/pieper)
#### Post date: [March 22, 2022, 6:36pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/loaded-volume-data-showing-as-one-slice-cant-render-volume/22638/6 "2022-03-22T18:36:24Z")
I’m afraid that if you are dealing with legacy data you will need to dig around and find a tool that works with it. There are probably converters but if the data isn’t working with Slicer they I’m not sure what to suggest. We used to use those GE signa machines a lot so I would have thought the reader would be working. If you are able to post the data maybe someone could try and give suggestions.
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### Author:  [@Rhythm](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/Rhythm)
#### Post date: [March 22, 2022, 6:47pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/loaded-volume-data-showing-as-one-slice-cant-render-volume/22638/7 "2022-03-22T18:47:52Z")
Thank you Steve I will post some data in the community forum.