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Table 1 Quantitative comparisons of different imaging modalities

From: Recent developments of the reconstruction in magnetic particle imaging

Property

CT

MRI

PET/SPECT

Optical imaging

MPI

Spatial resolution

< 1 mm

< 1 mm

3 mm

< 1 mm

< 1 mm

Temporal resolution

1 s

1 s-1 h

1 min

< 0.1 s

< 0.1 s

Sensitivity

Low

Low

High

High

High

Depth

High

High

High

2-3 cm

High

Radioactivity

Yes

No

Yes

No

No