Research Article

Attenuation Correction for Small Animal PET Images: A Comparison of Two Methods

Table 8

ROI average values computed from 18F-PET image of a rat corresponding to the spinal column for uncorrected and AC images. In the last column of the table, the RV from both AC methods is shown.

ā€‰Roi counts (cps)RV (%)

Original PET image419.70ā€”
CT-AC image770.1445.5%
SE-AC image623.6726.5%