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Table 4 Percent errors of the individual total vial activities and activity concentrations compared to the gold standard

From: Attenuation correction for PET/MRI to measure tracer activity surrounding total knee arthroplasty

Vial percent error versus standard

Map

Original

Simple tissue

Alternative model

Accurate model

Total activity (%)

Activity concentration (%)

Total Activity (%)

Activity concentration (%)

Total activity (%)

Activity concentration (%)

Total activity (%)

Activity concentration (%)

Reference vial

 − 41.2

 − 40.2

 − 11.3

 − 9.62

2.59

4.56

 − 6.99

 − 5.20

Anterior vial

 − 59.0

 − 59.0

 − 19.6

 − 18.5

 − 12.3

 − 11.17

 − 6.26

 − 5.05

Middle vial

 − 83.3

 − 83.0

 − 44.1

 − 42.9

2.33

4.49

 − 16.8

 − 15.0

Posterior vial

 − 66.8

 − 66.2

 − 42.8

 − 40.3

 − 1.66

2.63

 − 5.17

 − 1.02