Research Article

Influence of Image Acquisition on Radiation Dose and Image Quality: Full versus Narrow Phase Window Acquisition Using 320 MDCT

Table 3

Summary of image quality for two groups undergoing imaging using complete versus narrow phase window acquisition at 320-row MDCTA.

Image Quality
(i) Excellent
(ii) Diagnostic
(iii) Nondiagnostic
Narrow phase window
(Group A)
Segments (%)
Complete phase window
(Group B)
Segments (%)
Total Patients = 87
Total segments = 1244
Total patients = 27
Total segments = 359

Excellent1058 (85%)235 (65%)
Diagnostic185 (14.87%)119 (33.14%)
Nondiagnostic1 (0.08%)05 (1.39%)