Individualized Scan Protocol Based on Body Mass Index in Dual-Energy Computed Tomography Pulmonary Angiography to Reduce Radiation and Contrast Doses with Improved Image Quality

28 April 2023 : Clinical Research

Xin Fang^1E, Xiaoyu Tong

^1E, Yijun Liu^2A*, Wei Wei^1B, Xu Wang^1D, Beibei Li

^1C, Shigeng Wang

^1F, Yong Fan^1F

DOI: 10.12659/MSM.939234

Med Sci Monit 2023; 29:e939234

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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of patients.

	Group A	Group B	Statistic	P value
Male/female, n	35/28	30/34	0.950	0.329
Age, years	61.37±11.44	65.03±11.06	0.672	0.069
Height, cm	167.41±8.93	167.55±9.22	0.003	0.934
Weight, kg	66.23±11.35	69.10±11.08	0.117	0.151
BMI, kg/m	23.56±3.16	24.58±3.09	0.002	0.069
BMI – body mass index.

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