Table 3.
Contrast-to-noise ratios for the repeatability dataset (12 PET images). Time = acquisition time (per bed position), R = reconstruction, CNR = contrast-to-noise ratio according to Equation (1).
Time (min) | CNR | |||||
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R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Mean | Std Dev | |
10 | 7.74 | 8.09 | 8.41 | 8.01 | 8.06 | 0.28 |
5 | 5.61 | 5.83 | 5.80 | 5.45 | 5.67 | 0.18 |
2 | 3.86 | 3.71 | 3.70 | 3.53 | 3.70 | 0.13 |