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Effectiveness of low-tube current for reducing radiation dose in cerebral computed tomography perfusion.
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Introduction: This study aims to investigate the reduction of radiation dose in cerebral computed tomography (CT) perfusion by lower low-tube current. Material and methods: Two hundred patients, who underwent cerebral non-contrast CT and CT perfusion, were randomized to four groups according to tube current and contrast media (CM) concentration: group A (60 mAs, 320 mg I/ml), group B (60 mAs, 370 mg I/ml), group C (100 mAs, 320 mg I/ml), and group D (100 mAs, 370 mg I/ml). Among these four groups, the CT dose index (CTDIvol), dose length product (DLP) and effective dose (ED) were calculated. The quantitative image comparison included maximum enhancement, noise, signal-to-noise ratio (SNR), cerebral blood volume (CBV), cerebral blood flow (CBF), and mean transit time (MTT) from five regions of interests (ROIs). Results: Ranging from 100 mAs to 60 mAs, groups A and B achieved 40% lower CTDIvol, DLP and ED, compared with groups C and D. Both the maximum enhancement and noise of all ROIs were higher in groups A and B than in groups C and D ( Conclusions: The reduction in tube current from 100 mAs to 60 mAs for cerebral CT perfusion led to a 40% reduction in radiation dose without sacrificing image quality.
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