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ArticleInternational journal of general medicine2021

Effects of the Sn100 kVp Tube Voltage Mode on the Radiation Dose and Image Quality of Dual-Source Computed Tomography Pulmonary Angiography.

Wei-Guo Zhang, Jia-Ping Liu, Xiu-Qin Jia, Ji-Yang Zhang, Xiang-Nan Li, Qi Yang

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Article in International journal of general medicine, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Wei-Guo Zhang *Department of Radiology, Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100020, People's Republic of China.
Jia-Ping Liu *Department of Radiology, Beijing Xiongke Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100049, People's Republic of China.
Xiu-Qin JiaDepartment of Radiology, Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100020, People's Republic of China.
Ji-Yang ZhangDepartment of Radiology, Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100020, People's Republic of China.
Xiang-Nan LiDepartment of Radiology, Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100020, People's Republic of China.
Qi YangDepartment of Radiology, Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100020, People's Republic of China.ORCID 0000-0003-1892-2727
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThis study aimed to investigate the effects of the Sn100 kVp tube voltage mode on the image quality and radiation dose of computed tomography pulmonary angiography (CTPA).

methodsA total of 145 patients who underwent CTPA were randomly divided into five groups: control group (120 kVp, 150 mAs), test group A (Sn100 kVp, 270 mAs), test group B (120 kVp, 30 mAs), test group C (70 kVp, 150 mAs), and test group D (80 kVp, 70 mAs). After image post-processing, the image quality and radiation dose of each group were analyzed.

resultsThe computed tomography values of images in the four test groups were more than 250 HU, which met the criteria for diagnosis. The signal-to-noise ratio and contrast-to-noise ratio of the images in the four test groups were lower than those in the control group. The radiation dose in each test group was lower than in the control group. The radiation dose was lowest in test group A.

conclusionThe Sn100 kVp energy spectrum purification protocol can meet the requirements for clinical diagnosis, ensure image quality, and reduce the dose of radiation that patients receive.

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CTPAdual-source CTpulmonary embolismradiation doseSn100 kVp

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