Information Technology Journal1812-56381812-5646Asian Network for Scientific Information10.3923/itj.2007.26.36BrittoA. Prabhu RavindranG. 1200761This study reviews Deformable curves (Active contours). The main strength of Deformable curves stems from their capability to provide to humans or higher processes, several interpretations of image data by supporting interactive mechanisms. Deformable curves offer a unique and powerful approach to segmentation. They are capable of accommodating variability of biological structures. The objective of this study is to study the frameworks of different active contour models, classify the methods according to several properties and compare their properties. This study is expected to yield a very good insight into Deformable curves.]]>Amini, A.A., S. Tehrani and T.E. Weymouth,198819889599Amini, A.A., T.E. Weymouth and R.C. Jain,199012855867Abrantes, A.J. and J.S. Marques,1996515071521Berger, M.O., 19901990pp: 570572Britto, A.P. and G. Ravindran,20055363370Britto, A.P. and G. Ravindran,2005514521460Britto, A.P. and G. Ravindran,2006613511361Britto, A.P. and G. Ravindran,20066111117Britto, A.P. and G. Ravindran,2006594107Britto, A.P. and G. Ravindran,20066117124Britto, A.P. and D.G. Ravindran,2006511221126Canny, J.,19868679698Carlbom, I., D. Terzopoulos and K.M. Harris,199413351362Caselles, V., F. Catt, T. Coll and F. Dibos,199366131Caselles, V., R. Kimmel and G. Sapiro,19951995pp: 694699Chakraborty, A., L. Staib and J. Duncan,19941994pp: 624627Chakraborty, A. and J. Duncan,19951995pp: 189200Chang, L., H. Chen and J. Ho,199153382391Cohen, L.D.,199153211218Cohen, L.D. and I. Cohen,19931511311147Cootes, T., A. Hill, C. Taylor and J. Haslam,199412355366Davatzikos, C. and J.L. Prince,19941994Davatzikos, C. and J. Prince,1995146580Deriche, R.,19871987pp: 501505Etoh, M., Y. Shirai and M. Asada,19925882432Fischler, M.A. and R.A. Elschlager,1973226792Gauch, J., H. Pien and J. Shah,19941994pp: 7283Grzeszczuk, R. and D. Levin,19941994pp: 7289Guidry, D.L.,19971997Herlin, I., C. Nguyen and C. Graffigne,19921992pp: 534539Hill, A., A. Thornham and C. Taylor,19931993pp: 339348Ivins, J. and J. Porril,19931993Ivins, J.P.,19961996Karaolani, P., G.D. Sullivan, K.D. Baker and M.J. Baines,19891989Karaolani, P., G.D. Sullivan and K.D. Baker,19901990Karaolani, P., G.D. Sullivan and K.D. Baker,19921992Kass, M., A. Witkin and D. Terzopoulos,19871987pp: 259268Kass, M., A. Witkin and D. Terzopoulos,19881321331Leitner, F. and P. Cinquin,19911991pp: 1626Leitner, F. and P. Cinquin,19931993pp: 264-281pp: 264-281Leroy, B., I.L. Herlin and L.D. Cohen,19961996Leymarie, F. and M.D. Levine,19901192536547Leymarie, F. and M.D. Levine,199245675Lin, W. and S. Chen,198948124143Lipson, P., A. Yuille, D. Keefe, J. Cavanaugh, J. Taaffe and D. Rosenthal,19901990pp: 413417Malladi, R., J.A. Sethian and B.C. Vemuri,199517158175Mangin, J., F. Tupin, V. Frouin, I. Bloch, R. Rougetet, J. Regis and J. Lopez-Krahc,19951995pp: 153164Marr, D. and E. Hildreth,1980207187217Martelli, A.,19721169182McInerney, T. and D. Terzopoulos,19951995pp: 840845McInerney, T. and D. Terzopoulos,19961996Carrato, S., A. Premoli and G.L. Sicuranza,19911991Cottrell, G.W. and P. Munro,19888810701077Dony, R.D. and S. Haykin,199583288303Kono, R., M. Arai and H. Imai,1990906975Namphol, A., S. Chin and M. Arozullah,199632326338Russo, L.E. and C.E. Real,19921992pp: 377380Sonehara, N., M. Kawato, S. Miyake and K. Nakane,19891989pp: 3541Vilvovic, I.,20062006pp: 9598