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The use of 80 kV versus 100 kV in pulmonary CT angiography: An evaluation of the impact on radiation dose and image quality on two CT scanners  A. Rusandu,

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1 The use of 80 kV versus 100 kV in pulmonary CT angiography: An evaluation of the impact on radiation dose and image quality on two CT scanners  A. Rusandu, A. Ødegård, G.C. Engh, H.M. Olerud  Radiography  Volume 25, Issue 1, Pages (February 2019) DOI: /j.radi Copyright © 2018 The College of Radiographers Terms and Conditions

2 Figure 1 ROIs for the objective measurements of attenuation (quantified as average HU) and noise (quantified as standard deviation HU) placed in the lumen of the pulmonary trunk, right and left pulmonary arteries, right and left lower lobar arteries and paravertebral muscle. Radiography  , 58-64DOI: ( /j.radi ) Copyright © 2018 The College of Radiographers Terms and Conditions

3 Figure 2 Pulmonary embolism in patients scanned with 80 kV protocol (right) and 100 kV protocol (left). The score for total assessment of diagnostic image quality was 4 for both examinations. Radiography  , 58-64DOI: ( /j.radi ) Copyright © 2018 The College of Radiographers Terms and Conditions


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