TABLE 3

Deviation Between Semiquantitative Measures of OSEM- and FBP-Reconstructed Images

ScansParameterValue for:Putamen-to-caudate ratio*
StriatumCaudatePutamen
Phantom (n = 11)Mean difference ± SD0.05 ± 0.17
Limits of agreement−0.30 to +0.40
Variation index ± SD (%)7.1 ± 5.3
Patient (n = 50)Mean difference ± SD0.00 ± 0.060.00 ± 0.090.00 ± 0.060.00 ± 0.04
Limits of agreement−0.12 to +0.12−0.19 to +0.19−0.12 to +0.12−0.08 to +0.08
Variation index ± SD (%)3.3 ± 2.74.3 ± 3.14.5 ± 3.55.1 ± 4.1
  • * Ratio of specific binding in putamen to that in caudate.

  • n = number of different activity concentrations in phantom.