# How to start with monailabel for new models

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**Category:** Support\
**Tags:** monailabel\
**Created:** [December 14, 2021, 10:55pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/how-to-start-with-monailabel-for-new-models/21063 "2021-12-14T22:55:54Z")\
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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:** [May 31, 2022, 5:21pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/how-to-start-with-monailabel-for-new-models/21063/57 "2022-05-31T17:21:42Z")

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> [@rbumm](#):
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> Does preservation of segment color matter for the learning process if you switch to an external segmentation module and the back to monailabel ?

I actually don’t know the answer to that. I suspect it does a lot. MonaiLabel works on labelmaps, not segmentation. So the issue is how those segments are converted to labelmaps. I think use of a strict terminology is necessary to for correct conversion. I am trying to learn terminology myself as you can see [here](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/tutorial-on-terminologies/23400/3)

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