# Rendering of DICOM image failed with more than 4 volumes since version 12

**URL:** <https://discourse.slicer.org/t/rendering-of-dicom-image-failed-with-more-than-4-volumes-since-version-12/48210>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [September 21, 2026, 1:58pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/rendering-of-dicom-image-failed-with-more-than-4-volumes-since-version-12/48210 "2026-09-21T13:58:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![fedorov](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/fedorov/32/14_2.png) [@fedorov](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/fedorov)\
**Post date:** [October 9, 2026, 1:26pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/rendering-of-dicom-image-failed-with-more-than-4-volumes-since-version-12/48210/21 "2026-10-09T13:26:52Z")

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> [@mhouse](#):
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> So far I could find out, the value YBR\_RCT is valid for the DICOM field PhotometricInterpretation.
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> [Photometric Interpretation Attribute – DICOM Standard Browser](https://dicom.innolitics.com/ciods/vl-whole-slide-microscopy-image/whole-slide-microscopy-image/00280004)

Right, but only for specific encodings - quoting from the same page as you linked above:

> The value shall be appropriate to the compression Transfer Syntax used, if any, and shall be MONOCHROME2 or RGB for uncompressed or lossless compressed Transfer Syntaxes that do not have defined color space transformations, YBR\_ICT or RGB for irreversible JPEG 2000 Transfer Syntaxes, **YBR\_RCT or RGB for reversible JPEG 2000 Transfer Syntaxes** , and YBR\_FULL\_422 or RGB for JPEG lossy compressed Transfer Syntaxes.

What is the value of `TransferSyntaxUID` in your case?

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**Author:** ![mhouse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/50afbb/32.png) [@mhouse](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/mhouse)\
**Post date:** [October 9, 2026, 1:46pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/rendering-of-dicom-image-failed-with-more-than-4-volumes-since-version-12/48210/22 "2026-10-09T13:46:40Z")

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The metadata does not contain the field (0002,0010) Transfer Syntax UID. Maybe it’s because of the multivolume sequence.

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**Author:** ![fedorov](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/fedorov/32/14_2.png) [@fedorov](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/fedorov)\
**Post date:** [October 9, 2026, 1:57pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/rendering-of-dicom-image-failed-with-more-than-4-volumes-since-version-12/48210/24 "2026-10-09T13:57:55Z")

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The link you shared does not work for me - it says the file is not available.

You would need to check that field in the original DICOM files - not in the node loaded into Slicer.

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**Author:** ![mhouse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/50afbb/32.png) [@mhouse](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/mhouse)\
**Post date:** [October 9, 2026, 1:59pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/rendering-of-dicom-image-failed-with-more-than-4-volumes-since-version-12/48210/25 "2026-10-09T13:59:37Z")

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I know, I thought I’m sending it to Steve only. I have sent him a new link.

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**Author:** ![mhouse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/50afbb/32.png) [@mhouse](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/mhouse)\
**Post date:** [October 9, 2026, 2:04pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/rendering-of-dicom-image-failed-with-more-than-4-volumes-since-version-12/48210/26 "2026-10-09T14:04:09Z")

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| (0002,0010) | UI | TransferSyntaxUID | 1.2.840.10008.1.2.4.90 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |

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**Author:** ![fedorov](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/fedorov/32/14_2.png) [@fedorov](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/fedorov)\
**Post date:** [October 9, 2026, 2:09pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/rendering-of-dicom-image-failed-with-more-than-4-volumes-since-version-12/48210/27 "2026-10-09T14:09:04Z")

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That corresponds to lossless JPEG2000 compression (see [8.7.3.3.2&nbsp;Compressed Bulk Data Media Types](https://dicom.nema.org/medical/dicom/current/output/chtml/part18/sect_8.7.3.3.2.html)), so the value indeed appears to be valid. Maybe there is an issue with JPEG2000 support… If your goal is to load the data, I would probably try to convert DICOM to a sequence of volumes outside of Slicer, perhaps using `dcm2niix` - it might be easier to debug this way.

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**Author:** ![mhouse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/50afbb/32.png) [@mhouse](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/mhouse)\
**Post date:** [October 9, 2026, 2:20pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/rendering-of-dicom-image-failed-with-more-than-4-volumes-since-version-12/48210/28 "2026-10-09T14:20:45Z")

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I will try it out, but it’s not important for me, as I see no issues in the app. I think it’s because of the handling of the multivolume sequence.

The errors are displayed in the console as soon I open the DICOM browser, without any selection. Before I thought it’s first after I select the Multiphase sequence, because of the 9 errors.

> E: invalid value for ‘PhotometricInterpretation’ (YBR\_RCT)

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