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Table 3 Quantification error results for spheres simulated in the torso phantom with and without partial volume corrections (PVCs)

From: The effect of calibration factors and recovery coefficients on 177Lu SPECT activity quantification accuracy: a Monte Carlo study

Object

Quantification error (%)

Without PVC

With PVC

Without PVC

With PVC

Sphere

Sphere-CF

Sphere-CF-RC

Cylinder-CF

Cylinder-CF-RC

15.6 ml

− 4.92

2.92

− 20.39

2.99

24.4 ml

− 5.54

− 2.03

− 20.90

− 2.03

33.5 ml

− 4.84

− 3.26

− 20.32

− 3.26

65.4 ml

− 2.70

− 3.44

− 18.53

− 3.41

Average

− 4.50 ± 1.24

− 1.45 ± 2.98

− 20.04 ± 1.04

− 1.43 ± 3.01

  1. CF Calibration factor; PVC Partial volume correction, RC Recovery coefficient