# Surface area for kidney like structure

**URL:** <https://discourse.slicer.org/t/surface-area-for-kidney-like-structure/33317>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [December 9, 2023, 9:23pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/surface-area-for-kidney-like-structure/33317 "2023-12-09T21:23:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![b\_gop](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/b_gop/32/67116_2.png) [@b\_gop](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/b_gop)\
**Post date:** [December 9, 2023, 9:23pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/surface-area-for-kidney-like-structure/33317/1 "2023-12-09T21:23:22Z")

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Hi all,

I have a kidney-like or ellipsoid-like structure and I would like to measure how the surface area varies at different radii. Is there any tool in 3DSlicer that could help me with this calculation?

Thanks for any suggestions!