# Loading specific series by ID

**URL:** <https://discourse.slicer.org/t/loading-specific-series-by-id/8847>\
**Category:** Support\
**Tags:** dicom\
**Created:** [October 21, 2019, 1:05pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/loading-specific-series-by-id/8847 "2019-10-21T13:05:46Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![prorai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e8c25b/32.png) [@prorai](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/prorai)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2019, 1:05pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/loading-specific-series-by-id/8847/1 "2019-10-21T13:05:46Z")

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DICOMScalarVolumePluginClass() - i’m using this plugin to load scalar volume from a dicom folder ,  
how can i load only specific series with specific images/slices under that series ID

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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:** [October 21, 2019, 2:37pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/loading-specific-series-by-id/8847/2 "2019-10-21T14:37:31Z")

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You can use the dicom database methods to determine the specific files / instances for any series and provide that to load. These examples should help:

[https://www.slicer.org/wiki/Documentation/Nightly/ScriptRepository#DICOM\_2](https://www.slicer.org/wiki/Documentation/Nightly/ScriptRepository#DICOM_2)