TABLE 5

Image Quality of Q.Clear with 60-Second Acquisition Using NEMA NU2-2012 for LBRs of 8:1, 4:1, and 2:1

Contrast recovery (%)Background variability (%)
Sphere diameter (mm)8:14:12:18:14:12:1
1036 ± 325 ± 317 ± 49 ± 0.17.0 ± 0.310.4 ± 0.8
1348 ± 544 ± 527 ± 28 ± 0.16.2 ± 0.18.8 ± 0.6
1770 ± 463 ± 466 ± 47 ± 0.25.3 ± 0.17.2 ± 0.5
2273 ± 172 ± 179 ± 56 ± 0.34.4 ± 0.35.9 ± 0.6
2868 ± 172 ± 172 ± 35 ± 0.43.6 ± 0.35.1 ± 0.4
3779 ± 174 ± 177 ± 24 ± 0.53. ± 0.14.5 ± 0.3
Lung residual (%)12 ± 0.410.5 ± 0.612.3 ± 0.5
  • Data are mean ± SD.