# Ellipse shapr detection in hough transform

**URL:** https://discourse.itk.org/t/ellipse-shapr-detection-in-hough-transform/2865
**Category:** Beginner Questions
**Created:** [March 21, 2020, 1:42am UTC](https://discourse.itk.org/t/ellipse-shapr-detection-in-hough-transform/2865 "2020-03-21T01:42:35Z")
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#### Post date: [March 21, 2020, 1:42am UTC](https://discourse.itk.org/t/ellipse-shapr-detection-in-hough-transform/2865/1 "2020-03-21T01:42:35Z")

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Hi all,  
Does anyone know how I can detect ellipse shape and edit Hough transform code in ITK for this purpose? since the written code is for detecting circles. Can anyone help me? I want to segment descending aorta in 3D CT images