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Table 3 Results of voxel-based analysis for each TR compared to the RR (p values stated as 0 are p values below that calculable by R)

From: Influence of X-ray computed tomography (CT) exposure and reconstruction parameters on positron emission tomography (PET) quantitation

mAs

kVp

Pitch

Reconstruction

CTDI

% Voxels >QSD

Maximum voxel difference

Mean voxel difference

p value

15

80

0.671

FBP

0.3

0.93%

23.03%

0.45%

0.00E+00

15

80

0.671

IR

0.3

5.96%

67.19%

1.43%

0.00E+00

15

80

0.828

FBP

0.3

0.31%

21.08%

0.35%

0.00E+00

15

80

0.828

IR

0.3

4.98%

56.79%

1.18%

0.00E+00

15

100

0.671

FBP

0.6

0.05%

15.40%

0.23%

0.00E+00

15

100

0.671

IR

0.6

1.22%

31.48%

0.56%

0.00E+00

15

100

0.828

FBP

0.6

0.07%

16.09%

0.23%

0.00E+00

15

100

0.828

IR

0.6

1.05%

29.29%

0.52%

0.00E+00

15

120

0.671

FBP

1

0.00%

5.85%

0.13%

0.00E+00

15

120

0.671

IR

1

0.00%

7.03%

0.14%

0.00E+00

15

120

0.828

FBP

1

0.00%

7.35%

0.14%

0.00E+00

15

120

0.828

IR

1

0.00%

6.38%

0.11%

0.00E+00

25

80

0.671

FBP

0.5

0.10%

14.62%

0.23%

0.00E+00

25

80

0.671

IR

0.5

3.24%

41.31%

0.88%

0.00E+00

25

80

0.828

FBP

0.5

0.05%

13.89%

0.20%

0.00E+00

25

80

0.828

IR

0.5

2.08%

38.10%

0.73%

0.00E+00

25

100

0.671

FBP

1

0.00%

6.91%

0.12%

0.00E+00

25

100

0.671

IR

1

0.19%

14.54%

0.28%

0.00E+00

25

100

0.828

FBP

1

0.00%

7.43%

0.12%

0.00E+00

25

100

0.828

IR

1

0.09%

14.38%

0.27%

0.00E+00

25

120

0.671

FBP

1.6

0.00%

4.06%

0.10%

0.00E+00

25

120

0.671

IR

1.6

0.00%

4.06%

0.08%

0.00E+00

25

120

0.828

FBP

1.6

0.00%

7.72%

0.09%

0.00E+00

25

120

0.828

IR

1.6

0.00%

7.19%

0.07%

0.00E+00

40

80

0.671

FBP

0.8

0.01%

11.50%

0.17%

0.00E+00

40

80

0.671

IR

0.8

1.22%

28.15%

0.55%

0.00E+00

40

80

0.828

FBP

0.8

0.00%

10.28%

0.16%

0.00E+00

40

80

0.828

IR

0.8

0.96%

22.87%

0.45%

0.00E+00

40

100

0.671

FBP

1.6

0.00%

4.43%

0.09%

0.00E+00

40

100

0.671

IR

1.6

0.00%

8.00%

0.15%

0.00E+00

40

100

0.828

FBP

1.6

0.00%

4.10%

0.08%

0.00E+00

40

100

0.828

IR

1.6

0.00%

6.22%

0.12%

0.00E+00

40

120

0.671

FBP

2.6

0.00%

4.59%

0.06%

0.00E+00

40

120

0.671

IR

2.6

0.00%

4.59%

0.05%

0.00E+00

40

120

0.828

FBP

2.6

0.00%

4.79%

0.06%

0.00E+00

40

120

0.828

IR

2.6

0.00%

6.30%

0.12%

0.00E+00

50

80

0.671

FBP

0.9

0.10%

13.61%

0.20%

0.00E+00

50

80

0.671

IR

0.9

1.13%

21.73%

0.50%

0.00E+00

50

80

0.828

FBP

0.9

0.03%

14.10%

0.19%

0.00E+00

50

80

0.828

IR

0.9

0.86%

18.32%

0.42%

0.00E+00

50

100

0.671

FBP

2

0.00%

4.59%

0.07%

2.94E-120

50

100

0.671

IR

2

0.00%

6.95%

0.11%

0.00E+00

50

100

0.828

FBP

2

0.00%

6.54%

0.11%

0.00E+00

50

100

0.828

IR

2

0.00%

7.07%

0.18%

0.00E+00

50

120

0.671

FBP

3.3

0.00%

5.93%

0.12%

0.00E+00

50

120

0.671

IR

3.3

0.00%

3.13%

0.04%

0.00E+00

50

120

0.828

FBP

3.3

0.00%

1.58%

0.03%

0.00E+00

50

120

0.828

IR

3.3

NA

NA

NA

NA