Center | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
Scanner | Toshiba Aquilion One* | Toshiba Aquilion One* | Siemens Somatom Definition Flash† | Siemens Somatom Definition Edge† |
Kernel | FC26 | FC26 | H31s | H31s |
No of patients | 13 | 6 | 14 | 2 |
Brain coverage | 160 mm | 160 mm | 100 mm | 125 or 155 mm |
Acquisition time | 53 s (n=13) | 53 s (n=5) or 50 s (n=1) | 44 s (n=5) or 60 s (n=9) | 53 s (n=1) or 60 s (n=1) |
Contrast agent | Ultravist 270 | Iomeprol 300 | Ultravist 300 | Iomeprol 400 |
Injection rate | 5 mL/s | 5 mL/s | 7 mL/s | 6 mL/s |
Start of acquisition | 5 s after injection | 5 s after injection | 2 s after injection | Immediately after injection |
*Toshiba Medical Systems, Tokyo, Japan.
†Siemens Healthcare, Erlangen, Germany.