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Use of 100 kV versus 120 kV in computed tomography pulmonary angiography in the detection of pulmonary embolism: effect on radiation dose and image quality

Gill MK 1 , Vijayananthan A 1 , Kumar G 1 , Jayarani K 1 , Ng KH 1 , Sun Z 1

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  • 1 1 Department of Biomedical Imaging, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia ; 2 University of Malaya Research Imaging Centre (UMRIC), University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia ; 3 Department of Medical Radiation Sciences, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Quant Imaging Med Surg, 2015 Aug;5(4):524-33.
PMID: 26435916 DOI: 10.3978/j.issn.2223-4292.2015.04.04

Abstract

To determine the effective radiation dose and image quality resulting from 100 versus 120 kilovoltage (kV) protocols among patients referred for computed tomography pulmonary angiography (CTPA).

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