diff --git a/invesalius/reader/dicom.py b/invesalius/reader/dicom.py
index afce6d2..e8abdf2 100644
--- a/invesalius/reader/dicom.py
+++ b/invesalius/reader/dicom.py
@@ -1339,7 +1339,10 @@ class Parser():
         img = self.gdcm_reader.GetImage()
         direc_cosines = img.GetDirectionCosines()
         orientation = gdcm.Orientation()
-        type = orientation.GetType(tuple(direc_cosines))
+        try:
+            type = orientation.GetType(tuple(direc_cosines))
+        except TypeError:
+            type = orientation.GetType(direc_cosines)
         label = orientation.GetLabel(type)
         
         if (label):
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