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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Nucl Med. 2014 Jul 3;55(9):1539–1544. doi: 10.2967/jnumed.114.140038

TABLE 1.

Mean Bias and Relative SD of Fitted Parameters Using Compartmental or Diffusion-Limited Model to Fit Simulated Diffusion-Limited Time–Activity Curves with Gaussian Noise

Fitting model k1 (kon) k2 (koff) k3 k4 P* Blood volume
Compartmental (no priors)
  μ 3,100% 1 × 106% 2,090% 1,660% 63% 13%
  Relative SD 76% 180% 910% 860% 61% 28%
Compartmental (with priors)
  μ 210% 470% 1.5 × 104% 1.7 × 103% −7% 6%
  Relative SD 100% 200% 340% 500% 16% 42%
Diffusion (no priors)
  μ 31% −30% 290% 10% 25% 8%
  Relative SD 150% 140% 180% 16% 110% 25%
Diffusion (with priors)
  μ 1% −20% 210% 4% 6% −6%
  Relative SD 46% 110% 170% 8% 18% 3%
*

P is capillary permeability.

Data shown are percentage of true parameter values (for mean) and percentage of mean fitted value (for relative SD).