Research Article

Performance Evaluation of Contour Based Segmentation Methods for Ultrasound Images

Table 2

Statistical values of performance metrics for segmentation techniques.

Segmentation methodsAverage MeanStandard ErrorAverage Variance
Dice coefficientHausdorff distanceDice coefficientHausdorff distanceDice coefficientHausdorff distance

Caselles 0.809±0.060 30±15.600.809±0.083730±11.18 0.809±0.0451 30±103.32
Chan-vese 0.579±0.150 90.9±25.400.579±0.140490.9±56.82 0.579±0.0233 90.9±46.10
Chumming Li 0.306±0.050 235.17±1000.306±0.1829235.17±6.570 0.306±0.0520 235.17±862
Lankton 0.873±0.005 18.7±0.0100.873±0.085818.7±13.31 0.873±0.0403 18.7±37.92
Bernard 0.158±0.160 284.4±2000.158±0.0907284.4±11.18 0.158±0.0081 284.4±489