TABLE 5

Imaging System (PCS) Protocol Parameter Ranks with Regard to Average Absolute COV for 4 Largest Spheres (S37–S17)

PET/CT systemAlgorithmS37 COVS28 COVS22 COVS17 COV
PCS13VUE Point HD1.171.171.161.16
PCS11VUE Point FX1.191.171.181.15
PCS5TrueX1.181.181.161.18
PCS6TrueX1.21.181.21.17
PCS7TrueX1.181.21.21.22
PCS8TrueX1.21.21.191.23
PCS9TrueX (HD PET)1.851.171.21.2
PCS1Blob-OS-TF1.221.211.231.21
PCS4LOR-RAMLA1.231.241.231.22
PCS2OSEM1.221.231.251.23
PCS12VUE Point FX1.231.251.241.23
PCS3OSEM1.271.261.251.23
PCS10VUE Point1.251.271.261.26
  • Blob-OS-TF = Blob-basis function ordered-subsets time of flight; LOR-RAMLA = line-of-response–based row-action-maximum-likelihood algorithm; OSEM = ordered-subset expectation maximization.

  • Smaller ranks correspond to low COV variances in given sphere volume across each of 37 features and their 12 feature extraction configurations (C).