Research Article

Computerized Segmentation and Characterization of Breast Lesions in Dynamic Contrast-Enhanced MR Images Using Fuzzy c-Means Clustering and Snake Algorithm

Table 2

Diagnostic performance details of the segmentation by computerized and manual delineation methods.

Segmentation MethodFeaturesAccuracy (%)Sensitivity (%)Specificity (%)

GVF-FCMMorphology (three selected)83.384.281.2
GLCM (four selected)86.786.886.3
Combing all features (five selected)88.386.890.9

Radiologists’ manualMorphology (one selected)75.073.777.3
GLCM (three selected)81.784.277.3
Combing all features (three selected)81.784.277.3