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Table 1. Acquisition Techniques for the Clinical and Micro-CT System.

Type of Scanner	Tube Type		Exposure Time, s	Tube Current Time, mAs^a	Section Thickness, mm
Type of Scanner	Voltage, kVp	Current, mA	Exposure Time, s	Tube Current Time, mAs^a	Section Thickness, mm
Siemens SOMATOM Force CT scanner^b
A, inner ear ultrahigh resolution	70	525	1.00	525	0.400
B, head	80	11	0.91	10	0.625
C, inner ear ultrahigh resolution	100	98	0.5	49	0.600
D, inner ear ultrahigh resolution	150	58	0.5	29	0.600
E, inner ear ultrahigh resolution	100	98	0.5	49	0.600
North Star Imaging micro-CT scanner
NSI X5000	130	0.581	1806	1050	0.060

Abbreviations: CT, computed tomography; kVp, kilovoltage peak; mAs, milliampere-seconds.

^{^a}

The Combined Applications to Reduce Exposure (CARE) off setting represented maximal resolution capabilities of the clinical scanner and a radiation dose report cannot be generated.

^{^b}

Protocol B was a single-energy acquisition; protocols A, C, D, and E were dual-energy acquisitions.