diff --git a/invesalius/reader/dicom.py b/invesalius/reader/dicom.py
index 45243ea..667a748 100644
--- a/invesalius/reader/dicom.py
+++ b/invesalius/reader/dicom.py
@@ -1580,8 +1580,9 @@ class Parser():
         except(KeyError):
             return 'ISO_IR_100'
 
-        if encoding != None and encoding != "None":
-
+        if encoding is None or encoding == "None" or not encoding.strip():
+            return 'ISO_IR 100'
+        else:
             #Problem with 0051 anonymized
             if (encoding.split(":"))[0] == "Loaded":
                 return 'ISO_IR 100'
diff --git a/invesalius/reader/dicom_reader.py b/invesalius/reader/dicom_reader.py
index a35cf65..eb58ce1 100644
--- a/invesalius/reader/dicom_reader.py
+++ b/invesalius/reader/dicom_reader.py
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ class LoadDicom:
             ds = reader.GetFile().GetDataSet()
             if ds.FindDataElement(tag):
                 encoding = str(ds.GetDataElement(tag).GetValue())
-                if not(encoding != None and encoding != "None" and encoding != "Loaded"):
+                if encoding is None or encoding == "None" or encoding.startswith("Loaded"):
                     encoding = "ISO_IR 100"
             else:
                 encoding = "ISO_IR_100" 
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