diff --git a/src/src/IO/DICOM/ExtendMedicalImageProperties.cpp b/src/src/IO/DICOM/ExtendMedicalImageProperties.cpp
index 60d9abb..47452a8 100644
--- a/src/src/IO/DICOM/ExtendMedicalImageProperties.cpp
+++ b/src/src/IO/DICOM/ExtendMedicalImageProperties.cpp
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ void ExtendMedicalImageProperties::Clear() {
     vtkMedicalImageProperties::Clear();
     this->SetStudyUID(nullptr);
     this->SetSeriesUID(nullptr);
+    this->SetLaterality(nullptr);
 }
 
 void ExtendMedicalImageProperties::ComputeTransformMatrix() {
diff --git a/src/src/IO/DICOM/ExtendMedicalImageProperties.h b/src/src/IO/DICOM/ExtendMedicalImageProperties.h
index fb04837..76dbccf 100644
--- a/src/src/IO/DICOM/ExtendMedicalImageProperties.h
+++ b/src/src/IO/DICOM/ExtendMedicalImageProperties.h
@@ -48,6 +48,16 @@ public:
     vtkSetStringMacro(SeriesUID);
     //@}
 
+    //@{
+    /**
+     * Series Instance UID
+     * DICOM (0020,000e)
+     */
+    vtkGetStringMacro(Laterality);
+    vtkSetStringMacro(Laterality);
+    //@}
+
+
     //@{
     /**
      * Acquisition Number
@@ -291,6 +301,7 @@ protected:
     long ImageSetNumber = 0;
     long Rows = 0;
     long Columns = 0;
+    char* Laterality = nullptr;
     unsigned short SamplePerPixel;
     unsigned short BitsAllocated;
     unsigned short PixelRepresentation;