# \#muscle

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## [New extension: MuscleMap --  Automated Whole-Body Muscle Segmentation](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/new-extension-musclemap-automated-whole-body-muscle-segmentation/47364)

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**Author:** [@Eddo\_Wesselink](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/Eddo_Wesselink)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 16, 2026, 5:51pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/new-extension-musclemap-automated-whole-body-muscle-segmentation/47364 "2026-06-16T17:51:22Z")

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New extension: MuscleMap — open-source, community-supported automated whole-body muscle segmentation MuscleMap is a 3D Slicer extension for fully automatic segmentation of skeletal muscle in MRI and CT. It is develop…

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## [Specific Muscle Segmentation](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/specific-muscle-segmentation/40026)

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**Author:** [@kwonheokju](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/kwonheokju)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [August 19, 2025, 7:49pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/specific-muscle-segmentation/40026 "2025-08-19T19:49:39Z")

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Hi, I’m a graduate student and I’m splitting my thoracic muscles right now. For now, we are using thresholds provided by Slicer to divide the muscles, and then we are removing the skin muscles and internal organs. For …

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## [Best Practices for ROI Selection in IMAC Measurement on L3 CT Scans](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/best-practices-for-roi-selection-in-imac-measurement-on-l3-ct-scans/42813)

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**Author:** [@Marcelo\_dos\_Santos\_V](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/Marcelo_dos_Santos_V)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 6, 2025, 1:58pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/best-practices-for-roi-selection-in-imac-measurement-on-l3-ct-scans/42813 "2025-05-06T13:58:08Z")

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Hello, I’m looking for guidance on how to assess myosteatosis using CT imaging at the L3 level. Recently, we came across the IMAC (Intramuscular Adiposity Content) index, which is defined as the ratio between the mean H…

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## [Visualization of lower body muscle segmentation from Dafne](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/visualization-of-lower-body-muscle-segmentation-from-dafne/42452)

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**Author:** [@trumanchiu](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/trumanchiu)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [April 30, 2025, 12:45am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/visualization-of-lower-body-muscle-segmentation-from-dafne/42452 "2025-04-30T00:45:16Z")

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Hello everyone, I am new to 3DSlicer and I am working on a lower body MRI study with the goal of segmenting 35 muscles and creating 3D visualizations from the segmentations. Manual muscle segmentations have been complete…