TABLE 7. Comparison of the Performance of the Four Methods on CT Images That Included Juxta-Pleural Nodule () From CLD Database. The DSC, MHD, sensitivity, Specificity, Accuracy, and Juxta-Pleural Nodule Detection Rate Were Evaluated and Compared. The Mean and Standard Deviation are Summarized.

Method		CV	NMCV	Snake	Proposed method
DSC	mean	0.8941	0.8956	0.8644	0.9579
	std	0.0568	0.0567	0.0603	0.0436
MHD	mean	1.4799	1.4578	1.5765	0.6817
	std	0.9302	0.9293	0.9415	0.4700
Sensitivity	mean	0.8155	0.8134	0.7659	0.9235
	std	0.0897	0.0895	0.0913	0.0767
Specificity	mean	0.9989	0.9988	0.9999	0.9908
	std	0.0021	0.0019	0.0006	0.0473
Accuracy	mean	0.8640	0.8658	0.8310	0.9605
	std	0.0754	0.0753	0.0774	0.0473
Detection rate (%)		25%	25%	22%	96%