# Is there a quick method to segment epicardial fat in a standard chest CT?

**URL:** https://discourse.slicer.org/t/is-there-a-quick-method-to-segment-epicardial-fat-in-a-standard-chest-ct/42982
**Category:** Support
**Tags:** segmentation
**Created:** [May 17, 2025, 2:02pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/is-there-a-quick-method-to-segment-epicardial-fat-in-a-standard-chest-ct/42982 "2025-05-17T14:02:45Z")
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### Author: ![huancun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e79b87/32.png) [@huancun](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/huancun)
#### Post date: [May 17, 2025, 2:02pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/is-there-a-quick-method-to-segment-epicardial-fat-in-a-standard-chest-ct/42982/1 "2025-05-17T14:02:45Z")

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I’m currently using the threshold-based outlining tool in 3D Slicer, but I have to do it slice by slice, which is very time-consuming. Is there a faster method to segment epicardial adipose tissue (EAT)?