diff --git a/atlas/filters.py b/atlas/filters.py
index 608fb484..2af29a4c 100755
--- a/atlas/filters.py
+++ b/atlas/filters.py
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ def get_series(request):
     else:
         queryset = Series.objects.all()
 
+    queryset = queryset.prefetch_related("examination", "plane")
+
     return queryset
 
 
diff --git a/atlas/models.py b/atlas/models.py
index 78063dac..1119ef3a 100644
--- a/atlas/models.py
+++ b/atlas/models.py
@@ -516,6 +516,14 @@ class Case(models.Model, AuthorMixin, QuestionMixin):
     def get_series(self):
         return self.series.all().prefetch_related("images", "examination", "plane")
 
+    def get_series_modalities(self) -> set:
+        """Returns a list of the modalities of the series in the case"""
+        series = self.series.all()
+        modalities = [s.modality.short_code for s in series if s.modality is not None]
+
+        return set(modalities)
+
+
     def get_total_series_images_size(self, refresh=False):
         if self.total_images_series_size is not None and not refresh:
             return self.total_images_series_size
@@ -656,6 +664,11 @@ class Series(SeriesBase):
     series_instance_uid = models.CharField(max_length=255, blank=True, null=True)
 
     # findings = models.TextField(null=True, blank=True, help_text="Findings on the series / stack")
+    def __str__(self) -> str:
+        if self.description:
+            return self.description
+        else:
+            return f"{self.examination} ({self.plane})"
 
     def get_full_str(self):
         if self.case:
diff --git a/atlas/tables.py b/atlas/tables.py
index 581c7c38..491980dc 100755
--- a/atlas/tables.py
+++ b/atlas/tables.py
@@ -27,6 +27,19 @@ from easy_thumbnails.exceptions import InvalidImageFormatError
 
 
 class CaseTable(tables.Table):
+    def __init__(self, data=None, *args, **kwargs):
+        super().__init__(
+            data.prefetch_related(
+                "author",  # Many-to-many or reverse relationship
+                "series",  # Many-to-many relationship
+                "series__examination",  # ForeignKey in the related model
+                "series__plane",  # ForeignKey in the related model
+                "series__images",  # Reverse relationship
+            ),
+            *args,
+            **kwargs,
+        )
+
     def get_view_cell(record):
         if record.open_access:
             return format_html(f"""<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="16" height="16" fill="currentColor" class="bi bi-opencollective" viewBox="0 0 16 16">
@@ -68,14 +81,6 @@ class CaseTable(tables.Table):
         sequence = ("view", )#, "series")
         order_by = "-created_date"
 
-    def __init__(self, data=None, *args, **kwargs):
-        super().__init__(
-            data.prefetch_related(
-                "author", "series",#"condition", "condition__synonym"
-            ),
-            *args,
-            **kwargs,
-        )
 
 class PopupLinkColumn(tables.Column):
     def render(self, value):