TABLE 1

Transverse Spatial Resolution of PennPET Explorer Whole-Body Imager

ParameterRadius (cm)Rings (n)AlgorithmRadial (mm)Tangential (mm)Axial (mm)
FWHM11Analytic4.2 ± 0.33.9 ± 0.44.1 ± 0.2
11Iterative3.9 ± 0.33.8 ± 0.33.6 ± 0.2
13Iterative3.9 ± 0.23.9 ± 0.33.9 ± 0.3
103Iterative4.2 ± 0.23.9 ± 0.23.9 ± 0.3
203Iterative5.6 ± 0.23.9 ± 0.43.7 ± 0.3
FWTM11Analytic8.5 ± 0.88.4 ± 0.97.9 ± 0.2
11Iterative7.2 ± 0.47.1 ± 0.26.8 ± 0.2
13Iterative7.4 ± 0.67.3 ± 0.27.8 ± 1.2
103Iterative8.1 ± 0.27.2 ± 0.27.6 ± 0.8
203Iterative10.4 ± 0.37.2 ± 0.27.3 ± 0.7
  • FWHM = full width at half maximum; FWTM = full width at tenth maximum.

  • Uncertainties are SD of replicate measurements.