# How to export only the area within the segmentation?

**URL:** <https://discourse.slicer.org/t/how-to-export-only-the-area-within-the-segmentation/31494>\
**Category:** Support\
**Tags:** segmentation\
**Created:** [September 1, 2023, 2:24am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/how-to-export-only-the-area-within-the-segmentation/31494 "2023-09-01T02:24:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![Kelly\_Lee](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/kelly_lee/32/67359_2.png) [@Kelly\_Lee](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/Kelly_Lee)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 2023, 2:24am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/how-to-export-only-the-area-within-the-segmentation/31494/1 "2023-09-01T02:24:09Z")

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I have a completed segmented 2D image, and this is its volume image. Could I export only the area within the segmentation (excluding the area outside of the segmentation)?

![Image 1](https://imgur.com/X4vMxTu)  
Here is the saved scene view.

![Image 2](https://imgur.com/JyPdsFi)

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**Author:** ![muratmaga](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/muratmaga/32/3622_2.png) [@muratmaga](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/muratmaga)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 2023, 3:00am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/how-to-export-only-the-area-within-the-segmentation/31494/2 "2023-09-01T03:00:58Z")

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You can use mask volume for that.

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**Author:** ![Kelly\_Lee](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/kelly_lee/32/67359_2.png) [@Kelly\_Lee](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/Kelly_Lee)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 2023, 3:13am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/how-to-export-only-the-area-within-the-segmentation/31494/3 "2023-09-01T03:13:39Z")

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I’m sincerely grateful for your response.