Table 3.

.CPU time comparison with the local active contour methods shown in Fig. 6.

Row number	LIF		VLSBCS		LSACM		LGFIM		Proposed
	Iterations	CPU time (s)	Iterations	CPU time (s)	Iterations	CPU time (s)	Iterations	CPU time (s)	Iterations	CPU time (s)
1	400	5.45	20	1.71	40	24.69	20	1.58	140	1.44
2	450	5.97	30	2.21	40	25.55	30	2.19	140	1.38
3	600	7.56	30	2.27	50	32.05	70	4.12	140	1.40
4	2000	57.38	100	5.87	60	38.69	90	5.09	140	1.39
5	2000	55.91	100	6.31	80	50.72	100	5.78	200	1.97