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Abdominal Dynamic CT in Patients with Renal Dysfunction: Contrast Agent Dose Reduction with Low Tube Voltage and High Tube Current–Time Product Settings at 256–Detector Row CT

Takeshi Nakaura, Kazuo Awai, Natsuki Maruyama, Noboru Takata, Ichiro Yoshinaka, Kazunori Harada, Shouzaburou Uemura, Yasuyuki Yamashita

Radiology · 2011 · 115 citations · 39 references

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Abstract

Contrast dose at hepatic dynamic 256-detector row CT in patients with renal dysfunction can be decreased by 40% with this protocol by using the 80-kVp setting and a high tube current-time product.

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