Table 1 Average SUV_max, SUV_mean, SUV_peak, Vol_isocontour, and artifact score for each of the four PET reconstructions

SUV_max

33.0 ± 9.8*

26.0 ± 8.8*

37.3 ± 13.3

32.6 ± 10.5*

SUV_mean

20.2 ± 6.3*

15.8 ± 5.2*

23.4 ± 8.7

20.4 ± 6.5*

SUV_peak

23.5 ± 8.5*

20.0 ± 7.5*

27.6 ± 12.0

24.5 ± 9.4*

Vol_isocontour (cm³)

4.3 ± 4.5

5.4 ± 4.5*

3.7 ± 3.6

4.4 ± 4.3*

Artifact score

3.2 ± 0.8*

4.5 ± 0.5*

1.2 ± 0.4

2.7 ± 1.2*