# Problems exporting segmentation as separate Z slices

**URL:** <https://discourse.slicer.org/t/problems-exporting-segmentation-as-separate-z-slices/11161>\
**Category:** Support\
**Tags:** segmentation, dicom, file-export\
**Created:** [April 17, 2020, 2:21pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/problems-exporting-segmentation-as-separate-z-slices/11161 "2020-04-17T14:21:49Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 17, 2020, 4:33pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/problems-exporting-segmentation-as-separate-z-slices/11161/4 "2020-04-17T16:33:04Z")

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Just for completeness, this is the procedure that does not work for me:

> [@Convert image and segmentation to DICOM](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/convert-image-and-segmentation-to-dicom/543):
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> Andras, I am now trying to convert nrrd files to DICOM. The main image is converting just fine, but I am not able to figure out how to convert just the contour, as it does not show up when using “Create a DICOM series.” How can I also convert this file?

The “Create DICOM Series” seems to work and maybe is also be suitable for automation…

> [@Create a DICOM Series for batch of images](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/create-a-dicom-series-for-batch-of-images/7996):
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> I am able to convert a nrrd file to a DICOM series manually using the Create a DICOM Series module, however, I can’t find a way to conduct this process automatically and I have 200 image sets that each need to be converted. Is there any way to do this DICOM creation in batch? Thanks!

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