## 3 Results
### Segmentation of the Gel-Pad Region with GAC and DRLSE Methods (TLSM Approach)
\begin{table}
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**Parameters Values** & **Highest Values for the F-Measure Median** \\ \hline \(phi\_0=W_{d}-32\), \(a\_gelpad=-3\) & **0.9524 (0.9365–0.9610, IQR 0.0245)** \\ \(u\_0=W-25\), \(c\_gelpad=-0.15\) & 0.8909 (0.8589–0.9141, IQR 0.0552) \\ \(u\_0=W-25\), \(c\_gelpad=-0.3\) & 0.9314 (0.9147–0.9498, IQR 0.0350) \\ \(u\_0=W-25\), \(c\_gelpad=-0.6\) & 0.9420 (0.9282–0.9544, IQR 0.0261) \\ \(u\_0=W-26\), \(c\_gelpad=-0.15\) & 0.8761 (0.8362–0.9075, IQR 0.0713) \\ \(u\_0=W-26\), \(c\_gelpad=-0.3\) & 0.9322 (0.9118–0.9470, IQR 0.0352) \\ \(u\_0=W-26\), \(c\_gelpad=-0.6\) & 0.9431 (0.9271–0.9539, IQR 0.0268) \\ \(u\_0=W-27\), \(c\_gelpad=-0.3\) & 0.9309 (0.9057–0.9469, IQR 0.0412) \\ \(u\_0=W-27\), \(c\_gelpad=-0.6\) & 0.9433 (0.9299–0.9533, IQR 0.0234) \\ \(u\_0=W-28\), \(c\_gelpad=-0.3\) & 0.9314 (0.9030–0.9467, IQR 0.0437) \\ \(u\_0=W-28\), \(c\_gelpad=-0.6\) & 0.9433 (0.9290–0.9528, IQR 0.0238) \\ \(u\_0=W-29\), \(c\_gelpad=-0.3\) & 0.9278 (0.8915–0.9464, IQR 0.0549) \\ \(u\_0=W-29\), \(c\_gelpad=-0.6\) & 0.9431 (0.9290–0.9540, IQR 0.0250) \\ \(u\_0=W-30\), \(c\_gelpad=-0.3\) & 0.9253 (0.8784–0.9397, IQR 0.0613) \\ \(u\_0=W-30\), \(c\_gelpad=-0.6\) & 0.9424 (0.9283–0.9531, IQR 0.0247) \\ \(u\_0=W-31\), \(c\_gelpad=-0.3\) & 0.9184 (0.8702–0.9380, IQR 0.0678) \\ \(u\_0=W-31\), \(c\_gelpad=-0.6\) & 0.9424 (0.9271–0.9539, IQR 0.0267) \\ \(u\_0=W-32\), \(c\_gelpad=-0.3\) & 0.9137 (0.8558–0.9377, IQR 0.0818) \\ \(u\_0=W-32\), \(c\_gelpad=-0.6\) & 0.9434 (0.9306–0.9553, IQR 0.0247) \\ \(u\_0=Automatic, \(c\_gelpad=0\) & 0.9291 (0.9105–0.9400, IQR 0.0295) \\ \(u\_0=Automatic, \(c\_gelpad=-0.15\) & 0.9350 (0.9223–0.9438, IQR 0.0215) \\ \(u\_0=Automatic, \(c\_gelpad=-0.3\) & 0.9398 (0.9284–0.9518, IQR 0.0234) \\ \(u\_0=Automatic, \(c\_gelpad=-0.6\) & 0.9462 (0.9381–0.9571, IQR 0.0190) \\ \(u\_0=Automatic, \(c\_gelpad=-0.9\) & 0.9464 (0.9304–0.9597, IQR 0.0293) \\ \(u\_0=W_{d}-25\), \(c\_gelpad=-0.6\) & 0.9501 (0.9368–0.9587, IQR 0.0219) \\ \(u\_0=W_{d}-25\), \(c\_gelpad=-0.9\) & 0.9445 (0.9306–0.9590, IQR 0.0284) \\ \(u\_0=W_{d}-26\), \(c\_gelpad=-0.6\) & 0.9522 (0.9397–0.9590, IQR 0.0193) \\ \(u\_0=W_{d}-26\), \(c\_gelpad=-0.9\) & 0.9448 (0.9338–0.9592, IQR 0.0254) \\ \(u\_0=W_{d}-27\), \(c\_gelpad=-0.6\) & 0.9529 (0.9399–0.9593, IQR 0.0194) \\ \(u\_0=W_{d}-27\), \(c\_gelpad=-0.9\) & 0.9437 (0.9317–0.9584, IQR 0.0267) \\ \(u\_0=W_{d}-28\), \(c\_gelpad=-0.6\) & 0.9525 (0.9402–0.9598, IQR 0.0196) \\ \(u\_0=W_{d}-28\), \(c\_gelpad=-0.9\) & 0.9440 (0.9323–0.9592, IQR 0.0269) \\ \(u\_0=W_{d}-29\), \(c\_gelpad=-0.6\) & 0.9526 (0.9417–0.9593, IQR 0.0177) \\ \(u\_0=W_{d}-29\), \(c\_gelpad=-0.9\) & 0.9437 (0.9323–0.9589, IQR 0.0266) \\ \(u\_0=W_{d}-30\), \(c\_gelpad=-0.6\) & 0.9522 (0.9397–0.9585, IQR 0.0188) \\ \(u\_0=W_{d}-30\), \(c\_gelpad=-0.9\) & 0.9457 (0.9333–0.9593, IQR 0.0260) \\ \(u\_0=W_{d}-31\), \(c\_gelpad=-0.6\) & 0.9507 (0.9402–0.9599, IQR 0.0197) \\ \(u\_0=W_{d}-31\), \(c\_gelpad=-0.9\) & 0.9449 (0.9327–0.9618, IQR 0.0291) \\ \(u\_0=W_{d}-32\), \(c\_gelpad=-0.6\) & 0.9509 (0.9400–0.9599, IQR 0.0199) \\ \(u\_0=W_{d}-32\), \(c\_gelpad=-0.9\) & 0.9465 (0.9337–0.9602, IQR 0.0265) \\ \hline \hline \end{tabular}
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Table 5: Highest values for the F-measure median obtained in the segmentation of the gel-pad region with the GAC segmentation method in sagittal images. Maximum is shown in bold and it was obtained with the DRISE segmentation method.