# Can we CT scan any other object apart from human body and convert it into stl

**URL:** https://discourse.slicer.org/t/can-we-ct-scan-any-other-object-apart-from-human-body-and-convert-it-into-stl/41666
**Category:** Support
**Tags:** dicom, stl
**Created:** [February 13, 2025, 3:33am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/can-we-ct-scan-any-other-object-apart-from-human-body-and-convert-it-into-stl/41666 "2025-02-13T03:33:05Z")
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### Author: ![Akshata\_Shah](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/akshata_shah/32/78833_2.png) [@Akshata\_Shah](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/Akshata_Shah)
#### Post date: [February 13, 2025, 3:33am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/can-we-ct-scan-any-other-object-apart-from-human-body-and-convert-it-into-stl/41666/1 "2025-02-13T03:33:05Z")

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Can we convert an object scan from dicom to stl. How does the volume generation happen and what are the threshold parameters be set for the same

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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: [February 13, 2025, 4:12am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/can-we-ct-scan-any-other-object-apart-from-human-body-and-convert-it-into-stl/41666/2 "2025-02-13T04:12:56Z")

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This process is called image segmentation and [this page](https://slicer.readthedocs.io/en/latest/user_guide/image_segmentation.html) is a good starting point.