TABLE 1.

Mean Evaluation Metrics for Both SPECT Datasets with RR Without PVC, After IY-PVC, and After DL-PVC over All 500 Test Activity Distributions

SPECT reconstructionPVC methodSSIMNRMSE (%)VAA (%)AD (%)
RR_nfNone0.899 (0.019)9.98 (1.32)13.57 (4.14)0.28 (2.00)
IY-PVC0.945 (0.009)8.07 (2.33)17.05 (4.03)4.62 (6.16)
DL-PVC0.971 (0.007)5.74 (0.89)43.30 (8.79)0.28 (2.00)
RR_nNone0.890 (0.022)10.44 (1.40)12.10 (3.18)0.33 (2.06)
IY-PVC0.936 (0.013)8.58 (1.21)15.06 (3.27)6.36 (4.36)
DL-PVC0.947 (0.015)7.75 (1.33)35.79 (10.06)0.33 (2.06)
  • SSIM = structural similarity index measure; NRMSE = normalized root-mean-square error; VAA = voxel activity accuracy; AD = activity deviation.

  • Data in parentheses are SDs. Note that activity deviation is same without PVC and after DL-PVC because of activity conservation approach.