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Version: v2.3.0

Export DICOM tool

The MySegmenter Software offers an export Volume to DICOM tool to convert a scalar volume from the scene into a standard DICOM series on disk, letting you review and edit Patient, Study, and Series metadata before export. The source volume is never modified — export produces a new set of DICOM files in a folder you choose.

The Export DICOM button is located in the DICOM Wizard table.

Steps:

  1. Select a volume from the dropdown, which lists all scalar volumes in the scene. The volume currently active in Segment Editor is pre-selected. Changing the selection refreshes the Series Info and Edit Tags panels.
  2. Review Series Info (read-only, left panel): Name, Modality, Dimensions, Spacing (mm), and Slice count — informational only.
  3. Edit DICOM tags (scrollable, right panel), pre-filled from the volume's subject-hierarchy metadata, with defaults applied where source values are missing (e.g., Patient Name → ANONYMOUS, Study ID → SLICER10001, Modality → CT, Series # → 301, Manufacturer/Model → MySegmenter, dates/times → current date/time):
  4. Patient: Name, ID, Gender, BirthDate, Comments
  5. Study: Description, Date, Time, Study ID
  6. Series: Description, Modality, Series #, Series Date, Series Time, Manufacturer, Model, Content Date, Content Time
  7. Note: UID fields (StudyInstanceUID, SeriesInstanceUID, FrameOfReferenceUID) are not shown — new valid UIDs are generated automatically on export.
  8. Choose an output directory using the folder-icon button next to the read-only path field. Defaults to MySegmenter's default directory.
  9. Click Export to generate the DICOM series.

Notes:

  1. Files are written inside the chosen directory in a subfolder named <PatientName>- <yyyyMMdd_hhmmss>, so repeated exports never overwrite each other. Invalid filename characters in the patient name are sanitized.

  2. The original source volume is left unchanged in the scene.

  3. On success, the progress dialog shows completion, and the output folder and elapsed time are logged — no additional success popup appears.

  4. On failure, the progress dialog closes, the error is logged, and a critical error message is displayed.