PLANAR RESOLUTION

Although the CardiArc® system is a SPECT device, reconstructed SPECT resolution is rarely provided by camera vendors. Planar resolution is therefore useful in comparing the performance of CardiArc® to other systems.

Extrinsic (System) Resolution - Planar

Planar resolution values

Plot of resolution vs distance Legend for plot

References for planar resolution values from other vendors:
  1. Philips cardioMD data is from data sheet downloadable from Philips' web site at:
    http://www.medical.philips.com/main/products/nuclearmedicine/assets/images/cardiomd/CardioMD_DS_01_15_04.pdf
  2. Siemens e.cam data is from data sheet downloaded from Siemens' web site at:
    http://www.medical.siemens.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/PSDatasheetDisplay?storeId=10001&langId=-1&catalogId=-1&pageId=28710&objId=3343&productId=63551&view=detail&accessId=0&catTree=100001
  3. GE Millennium myoSIGHT data is from GE product datasheet Product Data Release 1.3. The same value is also available at:
    http://www.advanceforioa.com/ resources/AR_chartsmart_070103.pdf
  4. IS2 Pulse data is from IS2 comparative data sheet available at:
    http://www.is2medical.com/downloads/ is2-pulse-competitive-comparisions.pdf