Equipment Design Parameters Used at Each Imaging Center Included in Study
Imaging center | Scanner | Image reconstruction | SPECT image matrix | No. of CT slices |
C1 | GE Discovery 670 | OSEM | 64 × 64 | 16 |
C2 | GE Discovery 670 | OSEM | 64 × 64 | 16 |
Siemens Symbia | 3D-FLASH | 128 × 128 | 16 | |
C3 | GE Discovery 670 | OSEM | 64 × 64 | 16 |
C4 | GE Discovery 670 | OSEM | 64 × 64 | 16 |
GE Hawkeye | OSEM | 64 × 64 | 4 | |
Siemens Intevo | 3D-FLASH | 128 × 128 | 16 |
GE = GE Healthcare; OSEM = ordered-subset expectation maximization; 3D-FLASH = 3-dimensional fast low-angle-shot.