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Table 1 Spatial resolution obtained in the centre of the FOV and in the off-centre position for different reconstruction settings. Radial, tangential and axial resolutions are expressed as FWHM (FWTM) in mm

From: PET imaging and quantification of small animals using a clinical SiPM-based camera

 

Centre

Off-centre

 

Radial

Tangential

Axial

Radial

Tangential

Axial

FBP

3.86 (7.03)

3.90 (7.08)

3.91 (7.13)

4.20 (7.69)

4.23 (7.77)

4.22 (7.78)

3D-OSEM

3.13 (5.68)

3.17 (5.78)

3.17 (5.77)

3.59 (6.56)

3.62 (6.60)

3.67 (6.64)

PSF

1.80 (3.35)

1.79 (3.28)

1.85 (3.48)

1.78 (3.22)

1.79 (3.27)

1.81 (3.50)