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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Abdom Imaging. 2015 Jan;40(1):207–221. doi: 10.1007/s00261-014-0178-x

Table 3. Comparison of dose by contrast administration.

Contrast BMI DLP SD DLP
RD		 Eff dose
SD		 Eff dose RD CTDI vol
SD		 CTDIvol RD SSDE SD SSDE
RD
Non con Mean 27.9 310.4 59.1 4.6 0.9 7.0 1.3 8.6 1.6
Median 26.4 308.3 63.1 4.6 0.9 7.0 1.4 9.4 1.8
IV con Mean 29.6 663.0 215.2 9.9 3.2 18.3 5.8 20.2 6.5
Median 28.6 544.9 182.4 8.1 2.7 13.0 4.2 16.0 4.6

BMI=Body mass index, DLP=Dose Length Product, SD=Standard dose, RD=Reduced dose, Eff dose=effective dose, CTDIvoi=volume CT dose index, SSDE=Size Specific Dose estimate.