From: A proper protocol for routine 18F-FDG uEXPLORER total-body PET/CT scans
Viscera | Time | Full dose group (n = 10) | Half dose group (n = 10) | ||||||
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HYPER Iterative | OSEM | Difference (%) | P | HYPER Iterative | OSEM | Difference (%) | P | ||
Liver SUVmax | 10 s | 3.07 ± 0.44 | 3.91 ± 0.66 | 28.43 ± 20.45 | 0.005 | 2.78 ± 0.88 | 4.26 ± 2.31 | 49.68 ± 38.73 | 0.005 |
30 s | 2.79 ± 0.42 | 3.21 ± 0.42 | 15.47 ± 6.42 | 0.005 | 2.67 ± 0.58 | 3.18 ± 0.78 | 18.53 ± 9.18 | 0.005 | |
1 min | 2.75 ± 0.44 | 2.90 ± 0.49 | 5.32 ± 2.76 | 0.007 | 2.50 ± 0.62 | 2.85 ± 0.80 | 13.39 ± 5.13 | 0.005 | |
2 min | 2.67 ± 0.38 | 2.77 ± 0.38 | 4.07 ± 1.50 | 0.005 | 2.41 ± 0.55 | 2.60 ± 0.62 | 7.66 ± 2.41 | 0.005 | |
3 min | 2.64 ± 0.36 | 2.72 ± 0.37 | 3.08 ± 1.42 | 0.005 | 2.36 ± 0.54 | 2.50 ± 0.58 | 6.21 ± 0.81 | 0.005 | |
4 min | 2.68 ± 0.35 | 2.73 ± 0.37 | 1.99 ± 1.32 | 0.009 | 2.35 ± 0.54 | 2.47 ± 0.59 | 4.98 ± 1.94 | 0.005 | |
5 min | 2.60 ± 0.31 | 2.64 ± 0.33 | 1.33 ± 1.29 | 0.017 | 2.31 ± 0.52 | 2.40 ± 0.56 | 3.74 ± 1.73 | 0.005 | |
Blood pool SUVmax | 10 s | 2.34 ± 0.45 | 3.14 ± 0.89 | 33.97 ± 24.03 | 0.005 | 2.23 ± 0.50 | 3.18 ± 0.86 | 42.01 ± 19.67 | 0.005 |
30 s | 2.14 ± 0.42 | 2.62 ± 0.54 | 23.12 ± 16.11 | 0.005 | 2.00 ± 0.42 | 2.49 ± 0.61 | 25.94 ± 23.79 | 0.005 | |
1 min | 2.00 ± 0.26 | 2.37 ± 0.35 | 18.78 ± 13.34 | 0.005 | 1.96 ± 0.48 | 2.29 ± 0.45 | 20.19 ± 26.34 | 0.005 | |
2 min | 1.97 ± 0.29 | 2.06 ± 0.35 | 4.43 ± 3.71 | 0.005 | 1.89 ± 0.49 | 2.03 ± 0.53 | 7.50 ± 3.13 | 0.005 | |
3 min | 1.91 ± 0.26 | 1.99 ± 0.28 | 3.75 ± 2.71 | 0.005 | 1.84 ± 0.48 | 1.95 ± 0.52 | 5.77 ± 3.75 | 0.005 | |
4 min | 1.89 ± 0.23 | 1.94 ± 0.25 | 2.67 ± 2.45 | 0.007 | 1.83 ± 0.49 | 1.92 ± 0.54 | 4.22 ± 2.70 | 0.005 | |
5 min | 1.87 ± 0.20 | 1.91 ± 0.20 | 2.19 ± 1.84 | 0.013 | 1.84 ± 0.51 | 1.90 ± 0.53 | 3.08 ± 1.59 | 0.005 |