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Table 4 Results of the regression analysis between the recovery coefficient (RC) and surface area-to-volume (SA:V) ratio for the infinity, 10-to-1, 5-to-1, and pooled target-to-background ratios of all kidney phantoms in the study

From: The magnitude of the partial volume effect in SPECT imaging of the kidneys: a phantom study

 

Infinity TBR

10:1 TBR

5:1 TBR

Pooled

Equation of best fit

RC [%] = 99.8 − 16.1 * SA:V [cm−1]

RC [%] = 99.8 − 16.1 * SA:V [cm−1]

RC [%] = 103.0 − 15.6 * SA:V [cm−1]

RC [%] = 100.9 − 16.0 * SA:V [cm−1]

R2

0.96

0.97

0.98

0.95