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Table 2 Comparison of quantitative PET/CT parameters of different reconstruction algorithms

From: Impact of time of flight and point spread function on quantitative parameters of lung lesions in 18F-FDG PET/CT

Reconstruction meoth

SUVmax

SUVmen

MTV

TLG

SNR

OSEM

7.28 ± 2.72

4.36 ± 1.71

2.94 ± 2.15

13.98 ± 15.65

18.87 ± 11.78

OSEM + TOF

7.50 ± 2.66*

4.51 ± 1.69*

2.85 ± 2.13*

14.05 ± 16.00

19.87 ± 11.14*

OSEM + PSF

8.34 ± 3.29**

5.01 ± 2.05**

2.48 ± 1.88**

13.22 ± 15.00**

28.20 ± 17.66**

OSEM + TOF + PSF

8.87 ± 3.18**

5.36 ± 2.01**

2.31 ± 1.91**

13.23 ± 15.71**

30.08 ± 15.85**

  1. Compared with OSEM, ** P < 0.01, * P < 0.05