TABLE 6. Comparison of the Performance of the Four Methods on CT Images That Included Juxta-Pleural Nodule () From LIDC Database. The DSC, MHD, Sensitivity, Specificity, Accuracy, and Juxta-Pleural Nodule Detection Rate Were Evaluated and Compared.

Method		CV	NMCV	Snake	Proposed method
DSC	mean	0.8767	0.8768	0.8350	0.9769
	std	0.0584	0.0577	0.0591	0.0178
MHD	mean	1.5138	1.5026	1.6770	0.4562
	std	0.7570	0.7492	0.8459	0.3626
Sensitivity	mean	0.7857	0.7852	0.7213	0.9934
	std	0.0942	0.0930	0.0986	0.0131
Specificity	mean	0.9988	0.9985	0.9993	0.9105
	std	0.0032	0.0031	0.0044	0.0754
Accuracy	mean	0.8449	0.8450	0.8023	0.9695
	std	0.0754	0.0745	0.0742	0.0193
Detection rate (%)		24%	27%	20%	100%