Table 2.
Measured contrast per fructose concentration, tube current, and reconstruction method. Mean ± SD values of 45 measurements are shown (five repeated acquisitions per condition × 9 images per acquisition).
Fructose concentration (mg/mL) | FBP | AIDR 3D | ||||||||||
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10 mA | 20 mA | 30 mA | 40 mA | 100 mA | 120 mA | 10 mA | 20 mA | 30 mA | 40 mA | 100 mA | 120 mA | |
240 | 38.9 ± 4.5 | 37.7 ± 2.2 | 38.1 ± 1.9 | 37.0 ± 1.5 | 36.5 ± 0.9 | 36.4 ± 0.8 | 39.3 ± 2.2 | 37.6 ± 1.2 | 37.5 ± 1.2 | 37.0 ± 1.0 | 36.9 ± 0.8 | 36.7 ± 0.7 |
250 | 35.9 ± 4.7 | 34.8 ± 3.0 | 34.7 ± 2.2 | 34.8 ± 1.4 | 33.9 ± 0.9 | 33.5 ± 1.0 | 36.0 ± 2.1 | 35.1 ± 1.6 | 34.9 ± 1.6 | 34.7 ± 1.0 | 34.2 ± 0.8 | 33.8 ± 0.9 |
260 | 28.8 ± 4.2 | 30.8 ± 2.9 | 30.7 ± 1.9 | 29.6 ± 2.3 | 29.0 ± 1.0 | 29.1 ± 0.9 | 30.3 ± 2.6 | 30.7 ± 1.7 | 30.5 ± 1.4 | 29.9 ± 1.8 | 29.4 ± 0.9 | 29.5 ± 0.9 |
280 | 23.8 ± 5.2 | 24.1 ± 2.9 | 23.7 ± 2.5 | 23.6 ± 1.5 | 23.1 ± 1.2 | 22.7 ± 1.3 | 24.8 ± 2.4 | 24.6 ± 1.7 | 23.6 ± 2.0 | 23.9 ± 1.1 | 23.5 ± 1.1 | 23.2 ± 1.1 |
290 | 19.6 ± 4.1 | 21.2 ± 2.5 | 20.0 ± 2.2 | 19.7 ± 1.4 | 19.4 ± 1.0 | 19.3 ± 1.2 | 21.0 ± 1.6 | 21.5 ± 1.4 | 20.2 ± 1.6 | 20.0 ± 1.2 | 19.8 ± 0.9 | 19.7 ± 1.1 |
300 | 18.5 ± 5.9 | 18.7 ± 2.2 | 18.3 ± 2.3 | 16.8 ± 1.8 | 17.1 ± 1.3 | 17.3 ± 1.0 | 19.6 ± 2.5 | 18.8 ± 1.1 | 18.6 ± 1.6 | 17.5 ± 1.6 | 17.6 ± 1.2 | 17.8 ± 1.0 |
310 | 13.2 ± 5.5 | 13.7 ± 2.6 | 13.4 ± 2.4 | 12.6 ± 1.5 | 12.8 ± 1.2 | 12.7 ± 1.0 | 14.3 ± 1.7 | 14.2 ± 1.5 | 14.0 ± 1.4 | 13.2 ± 1.2 | 13.3 ± 1.2 | 13.2 ± 0.9 |
320 | 10.8 ± 4.5 | 12.1 ± 3.2 | 11.0 ± 2.1 | 10.8 ± 1.4 | 10.8 ± 1.1 | 10.3 ± 1.1 | 12.3 ± 2.2 | 12.4 ± 1.7 | 11.7 ± 1.5 | 11.5 ± 1.0 | 11.3 ± 1.0 | 10.8 ± 1.1 |
330 | 9.8 ± 4.3 | 9.0 ± 2.0 | 8.5 ± 2.4 | 8.1 ± 1.8 | 7.8 ± 1.6 | 8.0 ± 1.2 | 10.7 ± 1.6 | 9.8 ± 1.5 | 9.3 ± 1.7 | 8.8 ± 1.5 | 8.3 ± 1.5 | 8.6 ± 1.1 |
340 | 2.6 ± 3.6 | 4.4 ± 2.7 | 3.9 ± 2.2 | 3.4 ± 1.7 | 3.8 ± 1.2 | 3.8 ± 1.2 | 5.0 ± 1.7 | 5.7 ± 1.4 | 4.8 ± 1.7 | 4.4 ± 1.5 | 4.3 ± 1.1 | 4.3 ± 1.2 |