# How to do skull stripping using SwissSkullStriper Extension

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**Created:** [April 29, 2024, 2:13pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/how-to-do-skull-stripping-using-swissskullstriper-extension/35799 "2024-04-29T14:13:25Z")\
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**Author:** ![dorsa](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/dorsa/32/70232_2.png) [@dorsa](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/dorsa)\
**Post date:** [April 29, 2024, 2:13pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/how-to-do-skull-stripping-using-swissskullstriper-extension/35799/1 "2024-04-29T14:13:25Z")

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Hi All,

I’m trying to process Brain MRI images. and the first thing I would like to is to remove the Skull using the SwissSkullstripping extension but Unfortunately I can’t find any guide on how to do it from scratch and how to get the best results and the options which can be used.

Could someone help me regarding it.

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:** [April 29, 2024, 2:15pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/how-to-do-skull-stripping-using-swissskullstriper-extension/35799/2 "2024-04-29T14:15:51Z")

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See step-by-step tutorial in the extension’s documentation: [GitHub - lassoan/SlicerSwissSkullStripper: Slice4 extension for the Swiss Skull Stripper](https://github.com/lassoan/SlicerSwissSkullStripper?tab=readme-ov-file#basic-workflow)

Note that there are many new AI based skull stripping tools, which may have higher computation requirements but they may provide better quality segmentation. For example, you can try [HDBrainExtraction extension](https://github.com/lassoan/SlicerHDBrainExtraction?tab=readme-ov-file#hdbrainextraction).