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. 2018 Jul;8(6):609–620. doi: 10.21037/qims.2018.07.05

Table 1. Measurements of stent wire diameters on 2D axial images acquired using synchrotron radiation with beam energies ranging from 60 to 90 keV and 128-slice CT.

Scanning protocols Stent graft A (mm) Stent graft B (mm) Stent graft C (mm) Stent graft D (mm)
Top Body Top Body Top Body Top Body
60 keV 0.48±0.02 0.36±0.01 0.41±0.01 0.42±0.04 0.55±0.02 0.46±0.02 0.53±0.02 0.48±0.02
70 keV 0.37±0.01 0.29±0.01 0.38±0.01 0.33±0.01 0.46±0.02 0.44±0.02 0.44±0.02 0.31±0.02
80 keV 0.32±0.02 0.28±0.02 0.36±0.02 0.33±0.01 0.43±0.01 0.44±0.01 0.45±0.01 0.32±0.01
90 keV 0.30±0.01 0.25±0.01 0.34±0.01 0.25±0.00 0.44±0.02 0.40±0.01 0.44±0.01 0.27±0.04
128-slice CT* 2.11±0.28/
2.10±0.26
2.44±0.00/
2.21±0.21
2.44±0.00/
2.13±0.26
1.46±0.00/
1.52±0.11
2.11±0.28/
1.99±0.03
1.95±0.00/
1.81±0.23
1.95±0.00/
1.97±0.03
1.95±0.00/
1.97±0.03
Actual diameters 0.34±0.01 0.34±0.01 0.39±0.01 0.32±0.01 0.48±0.01 0.48±0.01 0.48±0.01 0.33±0.01

*Refers to measurements of stent wires on 128-slice CT by 2 separate observers.