Table 3.
NEMA standards (spatial resolution, sensitivity, image quality and noise equivalent count rate (NECR) ) used for evaluating system performance. The asterisk means that modifications have been done to the original standard.
| Spatial Resolution | Sensitivity | Image Quality | NECR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HRRT | none | none | none | NEMA 1991 [34] |
| jPET-D4 | NU2-2001 [35] | none | none | NU2-2001 |
| Neuro PET/CT | NU2-2012 | NU2-2012 | none | NU2-2012 |
| PET-Hat | none | none | none | NU2-2001 |
| CareMiBrain | NU4-2008 | NU4-2008 | NU4-2008 | NU2-2012 |
| NU2-2012 | NU2-2012 | |||
| Hamamatsu | NU4-2008 | NU2-2012 | none | NU2-2012 |
| BrainPET | NU2-2007 [36] * | NU2-2007 | NU2-2007 * | NU2-2007 |
| MINDview | NU4-2008 * | NU4-2008 | NU4-2008 | none |
| Jung et al. | none | none | none | none |
| Nishikido et al. | none | none | none | none |
| Won et al. | NU4-2008 */ | NU4-2008 */ | none | none |
| NU2-2018 [37] | NU2-2018 |