# Slicer for Nuclear Medicine OAR Contouring

**URL:** <https://discourse.slicer.org/t/slicer-for-nuclear-medicine-oar-contouring/37862>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [August 13, 2024, 7:12pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/slicer-for-nuclear-medicine-oar-contouring/37862 "2024-08-13T19:12:32Z")\
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**Author:** ![Physics](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ed655f/32.png) [@Physics](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/Physics)\
**Post date:** [August 13, 2024, 7:12pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/slicer-for-nuclear-medicine-oar-contouring/37862/1 "2024-08-13T19:12:32Z")

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How would one use Slicer for Nuclear Medicine with python programming & image processing to produce or develop better algorithms for Organs At Risk Volume Contouring?

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**Author:** ![lassoan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/lassoan/32/13_2.png) [@lassoan](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/lassoan)\
**Post date:** [August 13, 2024, 7:14pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/slicer-for-nuclear-medicine-oar-contouring/37862/2 "2024-08-13T19:14:46Z")

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There are many fully automatic segmentation (contouring) tools in Slicer that can be used either via graphical user interface or Python scripting.