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Table 1 Acquisition and reconstruction parameters for the standard NEMA test with 18F-FDG phantom

From: Evaluation of PET quantitation accuracy among multiple discovery IQ PET/CT systems via NEMA image quality test

CT parameters

PET parameters

Scan type: helical, full

Scan time: 5 min 52 s, 6 min 06 s, 6 min 21 s

Tube voltage: 120 kV

Matrix size: 256 × 256

Tube rotation: 0.5 s

DFOV: 40 cm

Auto mA modulation

Attenuation correction type: CT

Slice thickness: 3.75 mm

Recon type: VPHD

DFOV: 70 cm

Iterations: 8

 

Subsets:12

 

Post-filter cutoff: 2 mm

 

Z-axis filter: none