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. 2007 Oct-Dec;32(4):150–155. doi: 10.4103/0971-6203.37479

Table 1.

Transaxial and axial resolution of a point source in 2D and 3D kept at different radial positions

Radial position of point source FWHM in cm FWHM in cm


Transaxial Axial Transaxial Axial




2D 3D 2D 3D 2D 3D 2D 3D
R = 1 cm 0.632 0.646 0.491 0.540 1.271 1.237 1.078 1.232
R = 10 cm 0.691 0.682 0.653 0.601 1.338 1.289 1.343 1.399

Transaxial - average of radial and tangential; FWHM - full width at half maximum; FWTM - full width at tenth maximum