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Characteristics of patients requiring mode conversion.
| Converted (n = 9) |
Not Converted (n = 222) |
P | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gender (male/female), % | 22.2/77.8 | 49.1/50.9 | - |
| Age, mean ± SD, y | 61.4 ± 15.6 | 61.8 ± 13.7 | 0.942 |
| BMI, mean ± SD, kg/m2 | 37.3 ± 7.2 | 30.5 ± 7.2 | 0.005 |
BMI = body mass index; converted = a change in mode from low or medium dose to high dose due to inadequate image quality
