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Table 1 Average voxel values in the background region, calibration curve intercepts, activity parameters, and recovery coefficients for all rabbits

From: Precision dosimetry in yttrium-90 radioembolization through CT imaging of radiopaque microspheres in a rabbit liver model

Rabbit Index

\(\mu_{{{\text{bkg}}}}\) ± \(\sigma_{{{\text{bkg}}}}\) (HU)

\(b_{{{\text{cal}}}}\)(HU)

\(A_{0}\)(MBq)

\(A_{{{\text{CT}}}}\)[95% CI] (MBq)

APET (MBq)

\(A_{{{\text{PET}}}}^{{{\text{shell}}}}\)(MBq)

\({\text{RC}}_{{{\text{CT}}}}\)(%)

\({\text{RC}}_{{{\text{PET}}}}\)(%)

\({\text{RC}}_{{{\text{PET}}}}^{{{\text{shell}}}}\)(%)

R01

99.1 ± 5.6

110.0

132.4

122.6 [114.6; 131.9]

93.5

138.4

92.6

70.6

104.6

R02

69.2 ± 3.0

75.1

171.0

119.8 [111.9; 128.8]

124.3

176.1

70.1

72.7

103.0

R03

84.4 ± 3.7

91.7

155.9

141.9 [132.6; 152.6]

86.5

143.2

91.1

55.5

91.9

R04

103.8 ± 4.2

112.1

128.1

117.9 [108.7; 126.8]

51.4

81.9

92.1

40.1

63.9

R05

96.5 ± 3.3

102.9

133.7

132.5 [123.8; 143.9]

99.9

144.8

99.1

74.7

108.3

R06

109.9 ± 3.8

117.2

171.0

158.2 [147.9; 171.5]

109.9

164.6

92.6

64.3

96.2

R07

105.4 ± 4.0

113.1

131.6

119.2 [110.4; 128.2]

103.3

145.0

90.6

78.5

110.2

R08

94.8 ± 4.9

104.3

130.2

100.8 [91.7; 108.4]

61.5

101.4

77.4

47.2

77.9