# Volume measurement

**URL:** <https://discourse.slicer.org/t/volume-measurement/10832>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [March 25, 2020, 3:36pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/volume-measurement/10832 "2020-03-25T15:36:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![Sami\_Fattouh](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/sami_fattouh/32/3697_2.png) [@Sami\_Fattouh](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/Sami_Fattouh)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2020, 3:36pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/volume-measurement/10832/1 "2020-03-25T15:36:56Z")

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hello  
what is the best way to measure the exact volume of a specific area

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**Author:** ![Sam\_Horvath](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/sam_horvath/32/3092_2.png) [@Sam\_Horvath](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/Sam_Horvath)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2020, 3:51pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/volume-measurement/10832/2 "2020-03-25T15:51:36Z")

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A good flow would be to segment the area with the Segment Editor, then calculate the volume using the label map statistics in the Segment Statistics module.

Segment Editor: [https://slicer.readthedocs.io/en/latest/user\_guide/module\_segmenteditor.html](https://slicer.readthedocs.io/en/latest/user_guide/module_segmenteditor.html)  
Segment Statistics: [https://slicer.readthedocs.io/en/latest/user\_guide/module\_segmentstatistics.html](https://slicer.readthedocs.io/en/latest/user_guide/module_segmentstatistics.html)