# Problems Opening OCT Images

**URL:** <https://discourse.slicer.org/t/problems-opening-oct-images/11611>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [May 19, 2020, 3:51am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/problems-opening-oct-images/11611 "2020-05-19T03:51:45Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![namezlezz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/d9b06d/32.png) [@namezlezz](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/namezlezz)\
**Post date:** [May 19, 2020, 3:51am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/problems-opening-oct-images/11611/1 "2020-05-19T03:51:45Z")

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Hi was trying to open an optical coherence tomography dicom file but this error message pops up:  
 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/slicer/original/3X/e/2/e2fa0a1b5010dbd379a57a79f26d8d06066662b1.png)

Can i check if this means there is anything wrong with my image file?

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**Author:** ![Andinet\_Enquobahrie](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/andinet_enquobahrie/32/75_2.png) [@Andinet\_Enquobahrie](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/Andinet_Enquobahrie)\
**Post date:** [May 19, 2020, 10:04am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/problems-opening-oct-images/11611/2 "2020-05-19T10:04:50Z")

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[https://www.slicer.org/wiki/Documentation/Nightly/FAQ/DICOM#When\_I\_click\_on\_.22Load\_selection\_to\_slicer.22\_I\_get\_an\_error\_message\_.22Could\_not\_load\_](https://www.slicer.org/wiki/Documentation/Nightly/FAQ/DICOM#When_I_click_on_.22Load_selection_to_slicer.22_I_get_an_error_message_.22Could_not_load_)…\_as\_a\_scalar\_volume.22