# Is there any plug-in or supplementary program in 3D slicer that can automatically delineate and distinguish subcutaneous fat, visceral fat and skeletal muscle in CT?

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**Created:** [October 10, 2023, 8:25pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/is-there-any-plug-in-or-supplementary-program-in-3d-slicer-that-can-automatically-delineate-and-distinguish-subcutaneous-fat-visceral-fat-and-skeletal-muscle-in-ct/32139 "2023-10-10T20:25:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![IrisFang](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/irisfang/32/67760_2.png) [@IrisFang](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/IrisFang)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2023, 8:25pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/is-there-any-plug-in-or-supplementary-program-in-3d-slicer-that-can-automatically-delineate-and-distinguish-subcutaneous-fat-visceral-fat-and-skeletal-muscle-in-ct/32139/1 "2023-10-10T20:25:23Z")

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As the title, I hope to find a plug-in that can automatically identify the fat and skeletal muscle components of a certain layer in CT or MRI through 3D slicers, and can tell me the corresponding area or volume.  
If someone can tell me the download location of the corresponding plug-in, I would be really grateful, thank you!

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**Author:** ![pieper](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/pieper/32/8_2.png) [@pieper](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/pieper)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2023, 9:02pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/is-there-any-plug-in-or-supplementary-program-in-3d-slicer-that-can-automatically-delineate-and-distinguish-subcutaneous-fat-visceral-fat-and-skeletal-muscle-in-ct/32139/2 "2023-10-10T21:02:47Z")

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There have been lots of papers on that topic, but none that I’m aware of have made their work available. It would be great if someone knows of one.

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**Author:** ![Unicom](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/unicom/32/15532_2.png) [@Unicom](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/Unicom)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2025, 2:38am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/is-there-any-plug-in-or-supplementary-program-in-3d-slicer-that-can-automatically-delineate-and-distinguish-subcutaneous-fat-visceral-fat-and-skeletal-muscle-in-ct/32139/3 "2025-11-13T02:38:41Z")

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This is indeed an extension feature that the 3D Slicer software urgently needs.