# open .scn image in slicer 3D.

**URL:** <https://discourse.slicer.org/t/open-scn-image-in-slicer-3d/9589>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [December 23, 2019, 1:26pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/open-scn-image-in-slicer-3d/9589 "2019-12-23T13:26:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![itsme](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/itsme/32/5514_2.png) [@itsme](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/itsme)\
**Post date:** [December 23, 2019, 1:26pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/open-scn-image-in-slicer-3d/9589/1 "2019-12-23T13:26:53Z")

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How to open .scn image in slicer 3D. Is there any other viewers to view .scn format files?

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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:** [December 23, 2019, 3:56pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/open-scn-image-in-slicer-3d/9589/2 "2019-12-23T15:56:03Z")

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What kind of .scn file? Where did you get it? What do you expect it to contain?