TABLE 4

Contrast and RMS Results for Images with Attenuation Correction

System 1System 2System 3System 4System 5
ProtocolContrast (%)RMS (%)Contrast (%)RMS (%)Contrast (%)RMS (%)Contrast (%)RMS (%)Contrast (%)RMS (%)
Brain (CO) (zoom)69.97 (z = 1.46)4.13 (z = 1.46)73.31 (z = 1.28)10.99 (z = 1.28)52.99 (z = 1.45)2.92 (z = 1.45)62.0710.7242.09 (z = 1.46)4.72 (z = 1.45)
Brain (NCO)61.792.3944.352.1667.7110.21
Brain (NCO) (zoom)56.94 (z = 1.46)4.81 (z = 1.46)59.77 (z = 1.45)3.59 (z = 1.45)
General SPECT (CO)56.944.8147.851.9770.522.9370.626.8847.845.2
General SPECT(NCO)62.54.8679.733.0273.027.27
  • CO = circular orbit; NCO = noncircular orbit.