Publications by authors named "Marie L Kromrey"
Objective: To evaluate the diagnostic performance and image quality of the low-tube voltage and low-contrast medium dose protocol for hepatic dynamic CT.
Methods: This retrospective study was conducted between January and May 2018. All patients underwent hepatic dynamic CT using one of the two protocols: tube voltage, 80 kVp and contrast dose, 370 mgI/kg with hybrid iterative reconstruction or tube voltage, 120 kVp and contrast dose, 600 mgI/kg with filtered back projection.
Article Synopsis
- The study compared transabdominal ultrasound (US) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for measuring pancreatic size, finding that US consistently reported smaller dimensions than MRI across all pancreatic segments.
- High variability was noted among ultrasound measurements, indicating that results can differ significantly between observers.
- Additionally, pancreatic size was shown to increase with body mass index (BMI), while age appeared to decrease the size of the pancreatic head and tail, especially in women.