# visual checking of images and mask
                ImSeg.display_overlay_volume(mri_array,
                                             ser_mask_array,
                                             'DCE-MRI image + SER mask',
                                             aspect=ar)

                if ii == 0:
                    # figure out the patient MRN
                    tag_mrn = dicom.tag.Tag(0x0010, 0x0020)
                    pt_mrn = dceSeries._DS[tag_mrn].value

                    tag_acc_num = dicom.tag.Tag(0x0008, 0x0050)
                    pt_acc_num = dceSeries._DS[tag_acc_num].value

                    # get VOI info
                    voi_ixyz, voi_size = ImSeg.GetVOIinfo(
                        CENTER, HALFLENGTHS, IG_mri_img)

                    # Get mask VOI (only need to do it once)
                    ser_mask_sagittal_roi = ImSeg.GetITKVOI(
                        ser_mask_sagittal, voi_size, voi_ixyz)
                    ser_mask_array = ITKImageHelper.itkImage_to_ndarray(
                        ser_mask_sagittal_roi)

                # get the image VOI
                mri_itk_sagittal_roi = ImSeg.GetITKVOI(mri_itk_sagittal,
                                                       voi_size, voi_ixyz)
                mri_array = ITKImageHelper.itkImage_to_ndarray(
                    mri_itk_sagittal_roi)

                # rescale the MRI VOI image
                mri_roi_rescale_itk = ImSeg.ITKStandardizeImageIntensity(