# Muscle Fat Segmentation

**URL:** <https://discourse.slicer.org/t/muscle-fat-segmentation/30726>\
**Category:** Support\
**Tags:** segmentation\
**Created:** [July 21, 2023, 2:00pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/muscle-fat-segmentation/30726 "2023-07-21T14:00:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![jmathew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/45deac/32.png) [@jmathew](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/jmathew)\
**Post date:** [July 21, 2023, 2:00pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/muscle-fat-segmentation/30726/1 "2023-07-21T14:00:24Z")

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Hello,

I am trying to separate fat and muscle on an MRI, and would like to be able to have a count of pixel/voxel of any muscle that I would outline. Currently I am measuring the CSA of various muscles on an Axial MRI. Any and all help is appreciated. 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:** [July 21, 2023, 2:49pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/muscle-fat-segmentation/30726/2 "2023-07-21T14:49:35Z")

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The signal will vary a lot depending on the MRI sequence, but if you can visually identify a threshold that separates the two tissue types then you can use Segment Statistics to quantify the ration in a segmented muscle.