Comparison of Specifications of MuPET with 3 Other Preclinical PET Cameras
| Category | MuPET | Inveon (10, 11) | NanoPET (11) | LabPET8 (12) |
| Crystal material | LYSO | LSO | LYSO | LYSO/LGSO |
| Photosensor | PMT (19-mm diameter) | 6 × 6 PSPMT | 256-channel PSPMT | APD |
| No. of photosensors | 210 | 64 | 24 | 6,144 |
| No of signal channels | 210 | 768 | 6,144 | 6,144 |
| Crystal size (mm) | 1.24 × 1.4 × 9.5 | 1.51 × 1.51 × 10 | 1.12 × 1.12 × 13 | 2 × 2 × 14 |
| Packing fraction | 95% | 90% | 92% | |
| No. of crystals | 30,420 | 25,600 | 37,908 | 6,144 |
| No. of rings | 78 | 80 | 81 | 32 |
| Ring diameter (cm) | 16.6 | 16.1 | 18.1 | 16.2 |
| Axial FOV (cm) | 11.6 | 12.7 | 9.48 | 7.5 |
| Transaxial FOV (cm) | 10.0 | 10.0 | 12.3 | 10.0 |
LSO = lutetium oxyorthosilicate; LGSO = lutetium gadolinium oxyorthosilicate; PSPMT = position-sensitive photomultiplier tube; APD = avalanche photodiode.