Table 1 Baseline imaging parameters used for the phantom and patient studies
Phantom study | Patient study | |
|---|---|---|
Scan type | Spiral | Spiral |
Collimation [mm] | 128 x 0.6 | 128 x 0.6 |
Tube potential [kVp] | 120 | 120 |
Pitch | 0.6 | 0.8 |
Rotation time [s] | 1 | 1 |
Quality reference mAS | 135 | 320 |
Reconstruction slice thickness [mm] / increment [mm] | 0.6 / 0.6 | 0.75/0.7 |
Reconstruction kernel | J40 (iterative reconstruction with a strength of 3) | J40 (iterative reconstruction with a strength of 3) |