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Table 2 Spatial resolution at 1/4 axial offset from the centre of the AFoV and spatial resolution at the centre of the FoV

From: Performance evaluation of a PET insert for preclinical MRI in stand-alone PET and simultaneous PET–MRI modes

Offset (mm)

Tangential (inside the MRI)

Tangential (outside the MRI)

Radial (i)

Radial (o)

Axial (i)

Axial (o)

*FWHM (mm) at 1/4 AFoV

 0

1.06

1.43

1.1

1.32

1.14

1.03

 5

1.21

1.58

1.15

1.31

1.25

1.22

 10

1.29

1.26

1.46

1.3

1.55

1.11

 15

1.36

1.43

1.46

1.43

1.4

1.2

**FWTM (mm) at 1/4 AFoV

 0

2.36

2.77

3.28

3.11

2.55

2.39

 5

2.05

2.55

4.43

3.05

2.48

2.62

 10

2.78

2.85

3.43

4.37

2.73

2.77

 15

2.88

5.19

3.93

4.93

3.09

2.85

FWHM (mm) at the centre of AFoV

 0

1.46

1.09

1.71

1.54

1.61

1.99

 5

1.26

1.59

1.19

1.21

2.52

2.39

 10

1.61

1.28

1.53

1.51

2.28

1.99

 15

1.32

1.65

1.29

2.04

1.47

2.28

FWTM (mm) at the centre of AFoV

 0

2.81

2.02

4.65

3.51

3.69

3.49

 5

2.64

3.39

2.22

4.02

3.51

3.99

 10

3.7

2.56

2.59

3.75

3.95

2.96

 15

3.03

2.84

3.17

4.16

3.73

3.56

  1. *FWHM: full width at half maximum
  2. **FWTM: full width at one tenth of the maximum