Table 3. Injection parameters (mean [ranges]) for both scan protocols for different kV settings.

High pitch (n = 81)
Injection parameter	Sex	70 kV	80 kV	90 kV
Flow rate (mL/s)	F	3.0 [2.4–4.0]	4.1 [3.2–5.2]	4.9 [4.3–5.4]
	M	3.7 [2.6–4.4]	4.8 [4.1–5.5]	5.8 [5.2–6.7]
Test bolus (mL)	F	6.2 [4.9–8.0]	8.7 [6.9–11.1]	10.5 [9.0–12.0]
	M	7.8 [4.9–8.9]	10.2 [9.0–12.0]	12.6 [10.8–14.1]
Main bolus (mL)	F	25.1 [19.8–32.9]	34.8 [26.9–45.0]	41.5 [37.1–45.9]
	M	31.4 [21.8–37.8]	41.0 [34.9–48.0]	50.7 [46.0–57.1]
TIL (g)	F	7.5 [5.9–9.9]	10.4 [8.1–13.5]	12.5 [11.1–13.8]
	M	9.4 [6.5–11.3]	12.3 [10.5–14.4]	15.2 [13.8–17.1]
IDR (g I/s)	F	0.9 [0.7–1.2]	1.2 [1.0–1.6]	1.5 [1.3–1.6]
	M	1.1 [0.8–1.3]	1.4 [1.2–1.7]	1.7 [1.6–2.0]
IT	F	8 [8–9]	9 [8–9]	9 [9–9]
	M	8 [8–9]	9 [8–9]	9 [9–9]
AS (n = 33)
Injection parameter
Flow rate (mL/s)	F	3.2 [2.7–3.8]	3.9 [3.5–4.2]	5.2 [4.5–5.8]
	M	3.9 [3.3–4.5]	4.7 [4.0–5.4]	5.8 [5.5–6.0]
Test bolus (mL)	F	6.5 [5.0–8.0]	7.8 [6.8–8.8]	10.4 [9.0–11.8]
	M	8.5 [6.9–10.1]	9.9 [8.0–12.0]	12.4 [11.9–12.9]
Main bolus (mL)	F	32.8 [27.8–40.1]	39.8 [35.8–43.8]	54.3 [46.9–61.7]
	M	41.3 [33.9–48.1]	49.9 [41.7–58.0]	61.0 [59.1–62.9]
TIL (g)	F	9.9 [8.3–12.0]	11.9 [10.7–13.1]	16.3 [14.1–18.5]
	M	12.4 [10.2–14.4]	15.0 [12.5–17.4]	18.3 [17.7–18.9]
IDR (g I/s)	F	1.0 [0.8–1.1]	1.2 [1.1–1.3]	1.6 [1.4–1.7]
	M	1.2 [1.0–1.4]	1.4 [1.2–1.6]	1.7 [1.7–1.8]
IT	F	10 [10–11]	10 [10–10]	11 [10–11]
	M	11 [10–11]	11 [10–10]	11 [11–11]

Note–Values are presented as means [range]

High pitch = prospective ‘high pitch’ scan protocol; AS = prospective ‘adaptive sequence’ scan protocol; TIL = total iodine load; IDR = iodine delivery rate; IT = injection time