Depending on the context, several series can be loaded at once, or the selection is restricted to a single series. Use Remove or Remove all to remove series from the Selected for loading area.

Select the series to be loaded, Add, and activate the Open button. The DICOM loader presents the selection of the available image series in a dialog window as illustrated below. As a consequence, all non-registered DICOM files in the same directory are neglected. If a DICOMDIR file exists in the directory, it is parsed and the registered image series presented for loading. If no DICOMDIR exists, all files of the directory are scanned and all valid DICOM series listed.

The user can then locate the proper directory with the Change Folder button and activate the button to initiate scanning for DICOM files. To avoid initial file scanning, the Skip scan at start box can be checked. This is annoying if the data to be loaded resides somewhere else. In case there are many files in a directory, the scanning process may take substantial time. If the Skip scan at start box is not checked, PMOD searches for DICOM images in the directory when the dialog windows opens. When loading DICOM data, the directory of the last DICOM loading operation is referred to.

Create a more detailed dicomdir file