TABLE 4

PET/SPECT Sensitivity Ratios

PET/SPECT sensitivity ratio (Eq. 5)
Area and measurement seriesSPECT radionuclideCollimatorClose detector (10-cm distance)Distant detector (∼60-cm distance)SPECT radionuclide sensitivity on close detector (cps/MBq)*
Full detector
 A99mTcLEHR31782
 B99mTcMELP2.30.8115
 C99mTcHE0.80.387
 D111InMELP3.91.4208
 E111InHE1.70.8108
Within SPECT ROI
 A99mTcLEHR0.0700.05474
 B99mTcMELP0.0020.008114
 C99mTcHE0.0010.00282
 D111InMELP0.0050.017166
 E111InHE0.0020.006102
Same location
 A99mTcLEHR0.480.07(see SPECT ROI)
 B99mTcMELP0.080.05(see SPECT ROI)
 C99mTcHE0.060.04(see SPECT ROI)
 D111InMELP0.160.08(see SPECT ROI)
 E111InHE0.140.10(see SPECT ROI)
  • * Data are sensitivity for SPECT source alone.

  • Two sources in same location (calculated from each source in its own ROI).

  • Data were calculated using Equation 5.