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. 2011 Feb 18;54(2):155–162. doi: 10.1007/s00234-011-0839-1

Table 3.

Limiting high contrast spatial resolution as measured with a Catphan® 500 phantom (The Phantom Factory) and simulated with the IQ analysis program

Spatial resolution Volume definition Measured (lp/mm) Simulated (lp/mm)
Standard Non-zoomed reconstruction volume 0.5 0.5
33% reconstruction volume 1.3 1.6
17% reconstruction volume 1.6 1.8
HIRES Non-zoomed reconstruction volume 1.1 1.2
50% reconstruction volume 2.0 2.5
33% reconstruction volume 2.1a 3.2

aCatphan® 500 phantom range limit