PET/SPECT Sensitivity Ratios
PET/SPECT sensitivity ratio (Eq. 5) | |||||
Area and measurement series | SPECT radionuclide | Collimator | Close detector (10-cm distance) | Distant detector (∼60-cm distance) | SPECT radionuclide sensitivity on close detector (cps/MBq)* |
Full detector | |||||
A | 99mTc | LEHR | 31 | 7 | 82 |
B | 99mTc | MELP | 2.3 | 0.8 | 115 |
C | 99mTc | HE | 0.8 | 0.3 | 87 |
D | 111In | MELP | 3.9 | 1.4 | 208 |
E | 111In | HE | 1.7 | 0.8 | 108 |
Within SPECT ROI | |||||
A | 99mTc | LEHR | 0.070 | 0.054 | 74 |
B | 99mTc | MELP | 0.002 | 0.008 | 114 |
C | 99mTc | HE | 0.001 | 0.002 | 82 |
D | 111In | MELP | 0.005 | 0.017 | 166 |
E | 111In | HE | 0.002 | 0.006 | 102 |
Same location† | |||||
A | 99mTc | LEHR | 0.48 | 0.07 | (see SPECT ROI) |
B | 99mTc | MELP | 0.08 | 0.05 | (see SPECT ROI) |
C | 99mTc | HE | 0.06 | 0.04 | (see SPECT ROI) |
D | 111In | MELP | 0.16 | 0.08 | (see SPECT ROI) |
E | 111In | HE | 0.14 | 0.10 | (see SPECT ROI) |