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This study aims to analyze the impact of parameter settings on the results of these methods and compare their performance in disease clustering detection. Using tuberculosis data from Wuhan, China (2015\u20132019), the study identified the optimal parameter settings\u2014MSWS and\n                    <jats:italic>K<\/jats:italic>\n                    -value\u2014for each method to ensure accurate clustering. A comprehensive comparison was made using two quantitative indicators, the LLR value and cluster size, as well as clustering visualizations. The results show that the optimal MSWS parameter for SaTScan is determined through a Gini coefficient-based stepwise-threshold-reduction approach, while a\n                    <jats:italic>K<\/jats:italic>\n                    -value of 30 is ideal for FleXScan. SaTScan tends to produce more regular clusters, while FleXScan often generates more irregular clusters. 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