TABLE 3

Measurements of Noise Index 1 from 18F-FDG Mouse Brain Scans

Frame duration (min)VECTor (0.8-mm smoothing)VECTor (1.2-mm smoothing)VECTor (1.6-mm smoothing)Focus120 (3DMAP, β = 0)Focus120 (3DMAP, β = 0.174)Focus120 (FORE + FBP)
605.35.65.75.77.35.8
307.16.25.86.77.66.2
618117.18.07.86.5
146 ± 427 ± 216 ± 19.3 ± 0.87.9 ± 0.56.5 ± 0.5
  • Quoted errors are SEs on mean.