24 June 2021: Clinical Research
An Individualized Contrast-Enhanced Liver Computed Tomography Imaging Protocol Based on Body Mass Index in 126 Patients Seen for Liver Cirrhosis
Jian Jiang ABCEG , Maowei Zhang BD , Yuan Ji BCDF , Chunfeng Li CD , Xin Fang BF , Shuyuan Zhang B , Wei Wang CF , Lijun Wang EF , Ailian Liu ACEF*DOI: 10.12659/MSM.932109
Med Sci Monit 2021; 27:e932109
Table 5 Qualitative image assessment for the 3 multiphasic liver CT protocols in the late arterial phase.
| Characteristic | Group A | Group B | Group C | P value | K value for A | K value for B | K value for C |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Image noise | 3.55±0.51 | 3.79±0.49 | 4.10±0.55 | 0.569 | 0.601 | 0.748 | |
| Vessel sharpness | 4.66±0.55 | 4.31±0.60 | 4.03±0.71 | 0.001 | 0.542 | 0.569 | 0.533 |
| Beam-hardening artifact | 3.28±0.75 | 3.48±0.57 | 3.56±0.50 | 0.301 | 0.528 | 0.838 | 0.528 |
| Reconstruction artifact | 3.76±0.44 | 3.76±0.43 | 3.74±0.44 | 0.984 | 0.685 | 0.685 | 0.816 |
| Overall image quality | 4.45±0.69 | 4.62±0.52 | 4.67±0.53 | 0.383 | 0.647 | 0.722 | 0.639 |
| Unless otherwise specified, data are means±standard deviations. | |||||||