ArticleEuropean radiology2017
Using 80 kVp on a 320-row scanner for hepatic multiphasic CT reduces the contrast dose by 50 % in patients at risk for contrast-induced nephropathy.
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Low Tube Voltage Kidney Computed Tomography Using Low Concentration Iodine Contrast Agent: A Comparison Study With Conventional CT Protocol
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14 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 33 citations in OpenAlex.
- Guideline on the use of iodinated contrast media in patients with kidney disease 2018.Clinical and experimental nephrology · 2020Guideline
- Contrast medium dose optimization in the era of multi-energy CT.Japanese journal of radiology · 2025Review
- Non-contrast-enhanced MR angiography of left gastric vein in patients with gastroesophageal varices: morphology and blood supply analysis.European radiology · 2024Article
- The Image Quality and Diagnostic Performance of CT with Low-Concentration Iodine Contrast (240 mg Iodine/mL) for the Abdominal Organs.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Diagnostic performance and image quality of low-tube voltage and low-contrast medium dose protocol with hybrid iterative reconstruction for hepatic dynamic CT.The British journal of radiology · 2021Article
- Influence of beam hardening in dual-energy CT imaging: phantom study for iodine mapping, virtual monoenergetic imaging, and virtual non-contrast imaging.European radiology experimental · 2021Article
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- Can iterative reconstruction algorithms replace tube loading compensation in low kVp hepatic CT? Subjective versus objective image quality.Acta radiologica open · 2020Article
- Guideline on the use of iodinated contrast media in patients with kidney disease 2018.Japanese journal of radiology · 2020Article
- Postablation assessment of hepatocellular carcinoma using dual-energy CT: Comparison of half versus standard iodine contrast medium.PloS one · 2019Article
- Application of 80-kVp scan and raw data-based iterative reconstruction for reduced iodine load abdominal-pelvic CT in patients at risk of contrast-induced nephropathy referred for oncological assessment: effects on radiation dose, image quality and renal function.The British journal of radiology · 2018Article
- Dual-layer DECT for multiphasic hepatic CT with 50 percent iodine load: a matched-pair comparison with a 120 kVp protocol.European radiology · 2018Article
- Contrast enhancement in abdominal computed tomography: influence of photon energy of different scanners.The British journal of radiology · 2018Article
- Improved image quality in abdominal CT in patients who underwent treatment for hepatocellular carcinoma with small metal implants using a raw data-based metal artifact reduction algorithm.European radiology · 2017Article
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Abstract
objectivesWe evaluated the effects of a low contrast material (CM) dose protocol using 80-kVp on the image quality of hepatic multiphasic CT scans acquired on a 320-row CT scanner.
methodsWe scanned 30 patients with renal insufficiency (eGFR < 45 mL/min/1.73 m
resultsImage noise and contrast enhancement were equivalent for the two protocols. There was no significant difference in the CNR of all anatomic sites and in the visual scores for overall image quality. The CTDI
conclusionHepatic multiphase CT using 80-kVp on a 320-row CT scanner allowed for a decrease in the CM dose and a reduction in the radiation dose without image quality degradation in patients with renal insufficiency. KEY POINTS: • The 80-kVp CT protocol enabled reduction of contrast dose by 50 % • The 80-kVp CT protocol reduced the radiation dose by 25-33 % • There was no degradation in the image quality of the 80-kVp protocol.
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