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editorial
. 2018 Dec;8(11):1069–1077. doi: 10.21037/qims.2018.12.06

Figure 5.

Figure 5

CTPA protocols with use of different kVp and pitch values. (A,B) When pitch was increased to 3.2, image noise was increased with 70 and 80 kVp protocols; (C,D) in contrast, no significant change of image quality was noted with 100 and 120 kVp protocols, regardless of pitch values. CTPA, computed tomography pulmonary angiography. Reprinted with permission from Aldosari et al. (48).