# Surface Area method for portions of segment or from landmarks

**URL:** https://discourse.slicer.org/t/surface-area-method-for-portions-of-segment-or-from-landmarks/22645
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**Created:** [March 22, 2022, 8:41pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/surface-area-method-for-portions-of-segment-or-from-landmarks/22645 "2022-03-22T20:41:31Z")
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### Author: ![chir.set](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/chir.set/32/66982_2.png) [@chir.set](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/chir.set)
#### Post date: [March 23, 2022, 7:48am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/surface-area-method-for-portions-of-segment-or-from-landmarks/22645/5 "2022-03-23T07:48:55Z")

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> [@Rosalee\_Elting](#):
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> a potential solution to my own question for **3** using the second code chunk

> [@Rosalee\_Elting](#):
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> Has there has been an updated method to do this beyond the Python console?

If you use a Closed Curve, the surface area is [available](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/how-can-i-calculate-an-area-on-a-ct-image-i-can-calculate-volumes-mm-3-but-not-areas-mm-2/1549/24) right away in the Markups module. It seems that’s what you are looking for, right ?

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