Study | Imaging system | Collimator | Energy window (keV) | Reconstruction settings |
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Ito et al. [110] | Picker PRISM-2000XP | Medium energy | Various. 57–232 concluded for clinical imaging | OS-EM (& FBP). Att.Corr: Chang method Scat.Corr: not included CRF not included |
GE SPECT/CT Discovery VH | High energy | 105–195 | OS-EM Att.Corr: CT-based, mean mass-attenuation coefficient (abundance-weighted mean energy) Scat.Corr: Effective Scatter Source Estimation (ESSE) CRF included | |
Elschot et al. [113] | Siemens Symbia T16 SPECT/CT | High energy | 50–250 | OS-EM Att.Corr: CT-based, Monte-Carlo calculation embedded in reconstruction, including modelling of attenuation and scatter. CRF included |
Philips Precedence SPECT/CT | High energy | 100–500 | OS-EM Att.Corr: CT-based with energy-dependent effective attenuation coefficient Scat.Corr: ESSE CRF included | |
Various. 80–180 found optimal | ||||
Dewaraja et al. [116] | Siemens Symbia T6 SPECT/CT | High energy | 105–195 | OS-EM Att.Corr: CT-based with mass attenuation coefficient for 150 keV Scat.Corr: Monte Carlo calculation embedded in reconstruction CRF included |