Table 1 Volume, surface area, and surface area-to-volume (SA:V) ratio for all kidney phantoms in the study
From: The magnitude of the partial volume effect in SPECT imaging of the kidneys: a phantom study
Cortex-only phantom | Volume [cm3] | Surface area [cm2] | SA:V [cm−1] | Whole-parenchyma phantom | Volume [cm3] | Surface area [cm2] | SA:V [cm−1] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pat1L | 135.5 | 367.3 | 2.7 | Pat7L | 160.1 | 230.9 | 1.4 |
Pat1R | 129.3 | 410.3 | 3.2 | Pat7R | 167.9 | 246.6 | 1.5 |
Pat2L | 124.4 | 398.6 | 3.2 | Pat8L | 182.0 | 256.8 | 1.4 |
Pat2R | 94.8 | 365.9 | 3.9 | Pat8R | 181.8 | 257.7 | 1.4 |
Pat3L | 70.4 | 244.4 | 3.5 | Pat9L | 167.2 | 229.8 | 1.4 |
Pat3R | 156.3 | 376.6 | 2.4 | Pat9R | 187.9 | 264.1 | 1.4 |
Pat4L | 162.0 | 419.5 | 2.6 | Pat10L | 173.1 | 243.7 | 1.4 |
Pat5R | 113.8 | 388.6 | 3.4 | Pat10R | 171.1 | 260.1 | 1.5 |
Pat6L | 123.0 | 365.2 | 3.0 | Pat11L | 168.6 | 234.9 | 1.4 |
Pat11R | 151.9 | 213.8 | 1.4 | ||||
AVG ± SD | 123.3 ± 26.8 | 370.7 ± 48.4 | 3.1 ± 0.4 | 171.2 ± 10.2 | 243.8 ± 15.5 | 1.4 ± 0.0 | |
Ellipsoid | 212.5 | 180.2 | 0.8 |