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Table 6 Mean values (± SD) of quantitative parameters as a function of the reconstruction method (OSEM, BPL b300, b350, and b400) and BPL values variations compared to OSEM reconstruction

From: Impact of the Bayesian penalized likelihood algorithm (Q.Clear®) in comparison with the OSEM reconstruction on low contrast PET hypoxic images

 

β300

β350

β400

OSEM

mean SUVmax

3.04 (± 1.48)

2.87 (± 1.33)

2.77 (± 1.30)

2.50 (± 1.12)

% of variation compared to OSEM

+21.5%

+14.6%

+10.4%

 

p value

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

 

mean SUVmean

1.62 (± 0.67)

1.57 (± 0.66)

1.55 (± 0.64)

1.47 (± 0.60)

% of variation compared to OSEM

+10.1%

+6.9%

+5.2%

 

p value

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

 

mean SUVpeak

2.20 (± 1.03)

2.17 (± 1.01)

2.15 (± 1.01)

2.07 (± 0.94)

% of variation compared to OSEM

+6.5%

+4.9%

+4%

 

p value

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001