# Are there automatic segmentation models for musculoskeletal anatomy?

**URL:** https://discourse.slicer.org/t/are-there-automatic-segmentation-models-for-musculoskeletal-anatomy/37254
**Category:** Support
**Tags:** segmentation, musculoskeletal
**Created:** [July 4, 2024, 12:28pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/are-there-automatic-segmentation-models-for-musculoskeletal-anatomy/37254 "2024-07-04T12:28:43Z")
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### Author: ![Roshawnbrown](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/roshawnbrown/32/77209_2.png) [@Roshawnbrown](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/Roshawnbrown)
#### Post date: [July 4, 2024, 12:28pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/are-there-automatic-segmentation-models-for-musculoskeletal-anatomy/37254/1 "2024-07-04T12:28:43Z")

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Hello all,

Thank you introducing this. Are there any segmentations available for musculoskeletal anatomy? Specifically, I am looking for joints, tendons, ligaments, bursae, and cartilage.If not, are there any resources out there on how to create such segmentations?

Thank you.

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### Author: ![lassoan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/lassoan/32/13_2.png) [@lassoan](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/lassoan)
#### Post date: [July 4, 2024, 3:20pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/are-there-automatic-segmentation-models-for-musculoskeletal-anatomy/37254/2 "2024-07-04T15:20:59Z")

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I’m not aware of any publicly available free models for segmenting joints, tendons, ligaments, bursae, or cartilage in 3D CT or MRI images. If you can segment these structures manually or semi-automatically on a few dozens to few hundreds of patients (the number depends on the difficulty of the segmentation task) then you can train your own AI model, for example by following [these instructions](https://github.com/lassoan/SlicerMONAIAuto3DSeg?tab=readme-ov-file#training-models).

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### Author: ![diazandr3s](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/diazandr3s/32/9973_2.png) [@diazandr3s](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/diazandr3s)
#### Post date: [July 5, 2024, 10:17am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/are-there-automatic-segmentation-models-for-musculoskeletal-anatomy/37254/3 "2024-07-05T10:17:20Z")

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Hi @Roshawnbrown,

I’m not aware of such dataset/model either 😕  
Can I ask which task or body region are you interested?

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### Author: ![Roshawnbrown](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/roshawnbrown/32/77209_2.png) [@Roshawnbrown](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/Roshawnbrown)
#### Post date: [July 5, 2024, 1:13pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/are-there-automatic-segmentation-models-for-musculoskeletal-anatomy/37254/4 "2024-07-05T13:13:58Z")

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I am looking specifically for knee anatomy. Accurate visual representations of the LCL, MCL,ACL etc… and the meniscus as well

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### Author: ![Roshawnbrown](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/roshawnbrown/32/77209_2.png) [@Roshawnbrown](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/Roshawnbrown)
#### Post date: [July 5, 2024, 1:14pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/are-there-automatic-segmentation-models-for-musculoskeletal-anatomy/37254/5 "2024-07-05T13:14:34Z")

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Much appreciated. Thank you for the directions