Evaluation of Iodinated Contrast Media Use in Abdominal CT Scans in Cancer Assessments: A Cross-Sectional Study in Lomé (Togo)

Table 4

Mean iodine dose and liver contrast enhancement according to the different parameters.

Items	Iodine dose	Liver contrast enhancement
Voltage
80 kV	0.40 ± 0.03	80.50 ± 3.53
120 kV	0.42 ± 0.08	79.64 ± 17.41
130 kV	0.45 ± 0.11	71.47 ± 16.99
BMI
Underweight	0.58 ± 0.09	85.93 ± 16.52
Normal weight	0.45 ± 0.07	79.10 ± 19.10
Overweight	0.38 ± 0.03	80.39 ± 13.91
Obese	0.32 ± 0.05	71.83 ± 15.65
Injection duration
<30 s	0.42 ± 0.08	79.74 ± 17.35
>30 s	0.47 ± 0.10	72.28 ± 16.88
Injection rate
1 mL/s	0.40 ± 0.03	82.50 ± 3.53
1.5 mL/s	0.48 ± 0	90.00 ± 12.72
2 mL/s	0.42 ± 0	50.50 ± 0.70
2.5 mL/s	0.42 ± 0.10	74.40 ± 16.63
3 mL/s	0.43 ± 0.09	79.98 ± 17.38
3.5 mL/s	0.41 ± 0.03	81.06 ± 18.45