Reduced scan range abdominopelvic CT in patients with suspected acute appendicitis - impact on diagnostic accuracy and effective radiation dose

Table 1 Scanning parameters

CT scanner	SOMATOM Force	SOMATOM Definition Flash	Sensation 64	SOMATOM Definition AS+
Pitch	0.6	0.7	0.9	0.6
Collimation	2 × 128 × 0.6 mm	2 × 128 × 0.6 mm	64 × 0.6 mm	128 × 0.6 mm
Tube voltage	100/150 kV Sn	100/140 kV Sn	120 kV	120 kV
Tube current	190/95 ref. mAs	196/151 ref. mAs	250 ref. mAs	220 ref. mAs

ISSN: 1471-2342