# Ellipse measurement tool

**URL:** <https://discourse.slicer.org/t/ellipse-measurement-tool/7485>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [July 9, 2019, 2:47pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/ellipse-measurement-tool/7485 "2019-07-09T14:47:56Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Joshua\_Broder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ecccb3/32.png) [@Joshua\_Broder](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/Joshua_Broder)\
**Post date:** [July 9, 2019, 2:47pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/ellipse-measurement-tool/7485/1 "2019-07-09T14:47:56Z")

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Operating system: Windows  
Slicer version: Any

Does Slicer have an elliptical measurement tool? I need to measure the circumference of structures which may be perfect circles or ellipses.

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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:** [December 9, 2020, 5:04pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/ellipse-measurement-tool/7485/2 "2020-12-09T17:04:55Z")

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It seems that this message fell through the cracks (probably because it was originally posted in the “Community” category instead of “Support”). If you still need help with this then let us know.

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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:** [June 24, 2021, 6:38pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/ellipse-measurement-tool/7485/3 "2021-06-24T18:38:56Z")

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A post was split to a new topic: [Fit an ellipse to a cross-section slice](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/fit-an-ellipse-to-a-cross-section-slice/18331)