TABLE 1

Reconstruction Parameters Analyzed for Phantom and Patient Reconstruction

Method
ParameterQUEST (12)Kao (22)OSEM rangeOSEM.PSFBPL
ACOnOnOnOnOn
TypeOSEMOSEMOSEMOSEMBPL
Time of flightOnOnOnOnOn
Resolution recoverySharpIRSharpIRSharpIR/noneSharpIRSharpIR
Iterations231,2,3,42NA
Subsets24182, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16, 18, 24, 32, 3612NA
z-filterNoneHeavyNone, light, medium, heavyHeavyNA
Cutoff (mm)06.01, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 97.0NA
BetaNANANANA100–10,000
Matrix size256 × 256192 × 192256 × 256256 × 256256 × 256
  • NA = not applicable.