Table 7 Mean (± SD) value of metabolic volume (expressed in cm³) as a function of the reconstruction method (OSEM, BPL b300, b350, and b400) and segmentation method

Th_60%

5.56 (± 2.64)

6.17 (± 3.20)

6.36 (± 3.40)

10.13 (± 5.48)

p value

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

Th_1.4

30.43 (± 11.64)

30.69 (± 11.87)

29.28 (± 11.39)

29.07 (± 11.38)

p value

0.23

0.38

0.96

Th_1.5Med

3.24 (± 2.87)

4.13 (± 3.86)

4.36(± 4.01)

4.40 (± 4.40)

p value

0.52

0.17

0.42