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. 2022 Feb 17;21(1):e123824. doi: 10.5812/ijpr.123824

Table 5. The Mean Contrast Values of Different CT Scanners and CT Parameters.

Variables 4N-TIB Nanosuspension (HU) Iohexol (HU) Iopromide (HU) P-Values
Overall 1800.36 ± 810.13 1276.32 ± 732.14 1098.92 ± 611.36 < 0.001 for all
Somatom ® 1741.47 ± 965.66 1282.73 ± 700.08 1046.87 ± 455.36 < 0.001 for all
Aqulion ONE 1846.98 ± 672.02 1271.24 ± 752.68 1140.12 ± 726.84 < 0.001 for all
70 kVp a 2185.45 ± 952.2 1484.22 ± 666.54 1222.24 ± 654.2 0.036; 0.002
80 kVp 2164.72 ± 1065.8 1636.62 ± 1195.4 1441.34 ± 1141.68 0.047; 0.005
100 kVp 1832.36 ± 651.2 1173.81 ± 382.42 1024.82 ± 171.54 < 0.001 for all
120 kVp 1693.85 ± 734.58 1141.64 ± 574.42 971.64 ± 398.64 < 0.001 for all
135 kVp a 1602.02 ± 424.85 1036.24 ± 358.6 953.08 ± 256.8 < 0.001 for all
140 kVp b 1403.15 ± 863.2 1185.12 ± 896.58 1021.48 ± 826.71 0.059; 0.053
5 mAs 1667.87 ± 252.21 1084.1 ± 261.5 1005.24 ± 231.21 < 0.001 for all
10 mAs 1733.37 ± 406.02 1146.63 ± 384.21 1032.69 ± 260.04 < 0.001 for all
20 mAs 1752.87 ± 765.2 1150.86 ± 510.8 1000.24 ± 381.54 < 0.001 for all
50 mAs 1896.56 ± 1084.54 1432.4 ± 1126.54 1313.3 ± 1096.98 0.042; 0.011
100 mAs 1898.33 ± 805.52 1304.62 ± 642.2 1102.26 ± 443.82 0.001; < 0.001
200 mAs 1903.21 ± 632.54 1302.52 ± 621.5 1040.16 ± 288.51 0.001; < 0.001

a These parameters were only found in Aqulion.

b This parameter was only found in Somatom.