TABLE 2

Comparison Between 4 Methods with CT-Reconstructed PET Images, with Respect to Correlation, PSNR, Regression Slopes, and R2

Subject no.
MetricImage type12345Mean ± SD
CorrelationDixon0.9940.9930.9920.9900.9940.993 ± 0.001
UTE0.9940.9940.9950.9910.9940.993 ± 0.001
Registration0.9540.9820.9640.9970.8750.954 ± 0.048
GENESIS0.996*0.995*0.996*0.998*0.997*0.996 ± 0.001*
PSNR (dB)Dixon30.3232.9529.4525.8729.7529.67 ± 2.53
UTE29.6333.0330.2825.1528.6229.34 ± 2.86
Registration24.9531.9424.1035.3420.8227.43 ± 5.99
GENESIS35.34*37.78*34.57*36.59*35.61*35.98 ± 1.24*
SlopeDixon0.9240.9130.9140.8720.9040.905 ± 0.020
UTE0.9120.8990.9130.8700.8880.896 ± 0.018
Registration0.8940.9870.8621.0111.0390.959 ± 0.077
GENESIS0.983*0.992*1.014*0.9860.971*0.990 ± 0.016*
R2Dixon0.9720.9730.9790.9620.9670.971 ± 0.006
UTE0.9740.9670.9820.9450.9710.968 ± 0.014
Registration0.8890.9560.9140.9870.7440.898 ± 0.094
GENESIS0.992*0.989*0.994*0.993*0.985*0.991 ± 0.004*
  • * Largest correlation, PSNR, R2, and slope.