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A. Ghanei, 3D Yes No DM -Mesh No Volume VS 89% 10 data sets Shen, 2D No Gabor features DM -ASM Yes Contour MD 3.2(?1.28 mm) ± 0.87 pixels 8 images Area OE 3.98±0.97% Area error 1.66±1.68%, 2001.

. Betrouni, 2D No Median and morphological filering DM -ASM No Contour MD 3.77(?2.55 mm) ± 1.3 pixels 10 images Contour MaxD 6, ?4.18 mm) ± 1.8 pixels Area OV 93%±0.9%, 2004.

. Hodge, 3D Yes Median filter DM -ASM No Contour MD 0.12±0.45 mm 36 data sets Contour MAD 1, 09±0.49 mm Contour MaxD 7.27±2.32 mm, 2006.

. Hu, 28 mm 5 data sets Contour MAD 1.19±0.14 mm Contour MaxD 7.01±1.04 mm Volume VD 7.2±3.4% Gong [90] 2004 2D Yes No DM -Curve Fitting No Contour MD 1.36±0.58 mm 125 images Contour HD 3.42±1.52 mm Badiel [56] 2006 2D No No DM -Curve Fitting No Area SN 97, 3D Yes No DM -Curve Fitting No Contour MD4±1% 17 images Area AC 93.5±1.9% Contour MAD 0.67±0.18 mm Contour MaxD 2.25±0.56 mm Mahdavi[58] 2011 3D Yes No DM -Curve Fitting No Volume VE 6.63±0.9% 21 data sets, 2002.