diff --git a/src/src/IO/DICOM/DICOMHeaderHelper.cpp b/src/src/IO/DICOM/DICOMHeaderHelper.cpp
index 16b19c3..a8be058 100644
--- a/src/src/IO/DICOM/DICOMHeaderHelper.cpp
+++ b/src/src/IO/DICOM/DICOMHeaderHelper.cpp
@@ -93,6 +93,9 @@ void DICOMHeaderHelper::readHeaderFromFile(const char * filePath){
 
         dataset->findAndGetOFString(DCM_SeriesInstanceUID, fileHeader.SeriesUID);
 
+        dataset->findAndGetOFString(DCM_Laterality, fileHeader.Laterality);
+
+
         dataset->findAndGetSint32(DCM_SeriesNumber, fileHeader.SeriesNumber);
 
         dataset->findAndGetSint32(DCM_AcquisitionNumber, fileHeader.AcquisitionNumber);
@@ -355,6 +358,7 @@ ExtendMedicalImageProperties* DICOMHeaderHelper::createProperty(const std::vecto
     property->SetSeriesUID(header.SeriesUID.c_str());
     property->SetSeriesNumber(header.SeriesNumber);
     property->SetAcquisitionNumber(header.AcquisitionNumber);
+    property->SetLaterality(header.Laterality.c_str());
 
     // image reference
     property->SetRows(header.Rows);
diff --git a/src/src/IO/DICOM/DICOMHeaderHelper.h b/src/src/IO/DICOM/DICOMHeaderHelper.h
index 75fda06..c10357e 100644
--- a/src/src/IO/DICOM/DICOMHeaderHelper.h
+++ b/src/src/IO/DICOM/DICOMHeaderHelper.h
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ class ExtendMedicalImageProperties;
 struct DICOMFileHeader {
     std::string FilePath;
     std::string SeriesUID;
+    std::string Laterality;
     long SeriesNumber = 0;
     long AcquisitionNumber = 0;
     long InstanceNumber = 0;
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ struct DICOMFileHeader {
     DICOMFileHeader(const DICOMFileHeader & other){
         FilePath = other.FilePath;
         SeriesUID = other.SeriesUID;
+        Laterality = other.Laterality;
         SeriesNumber = other.SeriesNumber;
         AcquisitionNumber = other.AcquisitionNumber;
         InstanceNumber = other.InstanceNumber;