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Table 4 Mean standardized uptake values for [18F]FDG brain images acquired using SiPM- and PMT-PET (n = 22)

From: Direct comparison of brain [18F]FDG images acquired by SiPM-based and PMT-based PET/CT: phantom and clinical studies

Region

PMT-PET

SiPM-PET

Difference

Cerebellum

5.5 ± 0.7

5.9 ± 0.7

7.9%

Brain stem

4.4 ± 0.5

4.6 ± 0.5

5.4%

Caudate

6.8 ± 1.3

7.4 ± 1.3

8.6%

Frontal lobe

6.6 ± 1.0

7.4 ± 1.1

11.0%

Occipital lobe

6.5 ± 0.9

7.5 ± 1.0

14.1%

Parietal lobe

6.2 ± 0.9

6.9 ± 1.0

11.9%

Temporal lobe

5.8 ± 0.8

6.6 ± 0.9

14.2%

Putamen

7.8 ± 1.1

8.5 ± 1.1

9.3%

Thalamus

6.9 ± 1.1

7.4 ± 1.1

7.2%

Whole brain

5.5 ± 0.8

6.1 ± 0.8

11.0%

  1. Data are shown as means ± standard deviation
  2. PET Positron emission tomography, PMT Photomultiplier tube, SiPM Silicon photomultiplier