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Table 1 Reconstruction and acquisition parameters for all NEMA IQ scans using Fluorine-18 and Gallium-68

From: Standardisation of conventional and advanced iterative reconstruction methods for Gallium-68 multi-centre PET-CT trials

No of scanners

Scanner

Iterations and subsets

Gaussian Filtering (mm)

Voxel dimensions (mm3)

Time/bed position or scan speed

Fluorine-18 scans

 1

Siemens mCT Flow

2i21s

5

4.1x4.1x3.0

0.8 mm/sa

 2

Siemens mCT Flow

2i21s

5

4.1x4.1x3.0

1.1 mm/sb

 3

Siemens mCT Flow

2i21s

5

4.1x4.1x2.0

3 min/bed position

 1

Siemens mCT Edge

2i21s

6

4.1x4.1x3.0

3 min/bed position

 1

GE Discovery MI

3i17s

5

2.7x2.7x2.8

3 min/bed position

 2

GE Discovery 690

2i24s

6.4

2.7x2.7x3.3

3 min/bed position

 2

GE Discovery 710

2i24s

6.4

2.7x2.7x3.3

3 min/bed position

Gallium-68 scans

 1

GE Discovery MIDR

3i16s

6.4

2.7x2.7x3.3

5min/bed position

 1

GE Discovery 690

2i24s

6.4

5.5x5.5x3.3

4 min/bed position

 1

Siemens mCT Flow

2i21s

5

4.1x4.1x2.0

4 min/bed position

 1

Siemens TrueV

2i21s

5

4.1x4.1x5.0

3 min/bed position

 1

GE Discovery 710

2i24s

6.4

2.7x2.7x3.3

4 min/bed position

 1

GE Discovery 710

2i24s

6.4

2.7x2.7x3.3

3 min/bed position

  1. aCorresponds to 2.5 mm/bed position according to Siemens instructions for protocol definition
  2. bCorresponds to 2 mm/bed position according to Siemens instructions for protocol definition