Verification of the Dose Reduction Effect via Diluted Injection in Dual-Energy Computed Tomography Using a Human Blood Flow Phantom

Figure 11

TECs of 120 kV and 100 kV obtained from conventional CT images with low kVp imaging. At an injection rate of 3.0 mL/s, 75 mL (60 kg) was injected for 25 s, and the amount of the circulation was set by assumption. Under low kVp imaging, lower kVp (100 kVp) provides higher CT numbers for the contrast material.