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Table 2 Examination parameters

From: Single-source chest-abdomen-pelvis cancer staging on a third generation dual-source CT system: comparison of automated tube potential selection to second generation dual-source CT

 

Group 1

Group 2

p-Value:

Group 1 vs. Group 2

Patients (all female)

50

50

 

Age (years)

   

Scanning range (cm)

63.9 (42.4–75.3)

66.1 (41.3–78.1)

0.2

CTDI

10.2 (5.8–22.8)

6.1 (3.9–22.0)

0.01

Dose-length product (mGy x cm)

684 (420–1399)

376.2 (209.1–1406.7)

0.01