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  • The spline reconstruction technique (SRT) is a new, fast algorithm for analyzing small-animal PET data, specifically comparing its performance to filtered back-projection (FBP) and Tera-Tomo 3D algorithms.
  • The study involved quantifying glucose metabolism in mice using Patlak graphical analysis and analyzing PET images through specialized software, determining statistical significance with one-way ANOVA.
  • The results indicated no significant differences in metabolic rate measurements between SRT and the other methods, suggesting that SRT could be a suitable alternative for future preclinical PET studies.

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The spline reconstruction technique (SRT) is a fast algorithm based on a novel numerical implementation of an analytic representation of the inverse Radon transform. The purpose of this study was to compare the SRT, filtered back-projection (FBP), and the Tera-Tomo 3D algorithm for various iteration numbers, using small-animal dynamic PET data obtained from a Mediso nanoScan PET/CT scanner. For this purpose, Patlak graphical kinetic analysis was employed to noninvasively quantify the myocardial metabolic rate of glucose (MRGlu) in seven male C57BL/6 mice (n=7). All analytic reconstructions were performed via software for tomographic image reconstruction. The analysis of all PET-reconstructed images was conducted with PMOD software (version 3.506, PMOD Technologies LLC, Fällanden, Switzerland) using the inferior vena cava as the image-derived input function. Statistical significance was determined by employing the one-way analysis of variance test. The results revealed that the differences between the values of MRGlu obtained via SRT versus FBP, and the variants of he Tera-Tomo 3D algorithm were not statistically significant ( > 0.05). Overall, the SRT appears to perform similarly to the other algorithms investigated, providing a valid alternative analytic method for preclinical dynamic PET studies.

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