Table 1 Quantitative measures in a liver sphere with a diameter of 3 cm. Data represents mean value and range (* indicates significantly different value, p<0.01, for DDG compared with either static or external device-gated acquisitions)

SUV_mean

2.37 (1.59–2.73)

2.31 (1.62–2.67)

2.27 (1.54–2.65)

2.27 (1.56–2.63)

SUV_SD

0.53 (0.37–0.83)

0.52 (0.37–0.74)

0.53 (0.35–0.76)

0.37 (0.26–0.61)*

Noise level

0.225 (0.15–0.33)

0.223 (0.15–0.29)

0.235 (0.15–0.32)

0.165 (0.12–0.21)*

SNR

4.61 (3.07–6.51)

4.73 (3.05–6.45)

4.46 (2.96–6.46)

6.32 (4.67–8.50)*