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Tube Current 320 mAs Tube Current 275 mAs Tube Current 225 mAs IR FBP IR FBP IR FBP Non-Enhanced Noise 1.2 (1) 1.6 (1.5), P = .003 1.6 (2) 1.9 (1.75), P = .001 2.0 (2) 2.5 (2.5), P < .0001 GM/WM 1.4 (1) 1.8 (2), P = .002 1.6 (1.5) 2.2 (2.25), P = .009 2.2 (2) 2.9 (3.0), P < .0001 SS 1.4 (1) 1.7 (2), P = .007 1.6 (2) 2.0 (2), P = .01 2.1 (2) 2.7 (3), P = .0006 PF 1.6 (2) 2.0 (2), P = .1 2.0 (2) 2.7 (2.5), P = .001 2.8 (3) 3.4 (3), P = .0002 DA 1.3 (1) 1.7 (2), P = .002 1.7 (2) 2.2 (2), P = .0005 2.2 (2) 2.8 (2.5), P < .0001 Contrast-Enhanced Noise 1.2 (1) 1.4 (1.5), P = .02 1.4 (1) 1.8 (1.75), P = .003 2.1 (2) 2.5 (2.5), P = .0002 GM/WM 1.3 (1) 1.6 (2), P = .002 1.6 (1.5) 2.1 (2), P = .001 2.1 (2) 2.7 (3), P = .0004 SS 1.3 (1) 1.6 (2), P = .004 1.5 (1.75) 1.9 (2), P = .008 2.0 (2) 2.6 (3), P < .0001 PF 1.6 (2) 2.0 (2), P = .01 2.2 (2) 2.5 (2.5), P = .09 2.8 (3) 3.0 (3), P = .2 DA 1.2 (1) 1.8 (2), P = .007 1.6 (2) 2.0 (2), P = .008 2.1 (2) 2.6 (2.5), P = .0003
Note:—SS indicates subarachnoid space margins; PF, distinctness of posterior fossa contents; DA, overall diagnostic acceptability.
↵a Image-quality grading is provided for noise, GM-WM matter differentiation, sharpness of SS, PF, and overall DA. Median is in parentheses.