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Table 6
Comparison of ours DRL CI of paediatric head CT scans by age group, with equivalent data from previous studies.
| CI of head CT | Age Group (Years) | Our study | Switzerland (Wagner et al., 2018) |
Nigeria (Joseph Zira et al., 2021) |
Italy (Granata et al., 2015) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P75 CTDI vol (mGy) |
P75 DLP (mGy.cm) |
P75 CTDIvol (mGy) |
P75 CTDIvol (mGy) |
P75 DLP (mGy.cm) |
P75 DLP (mGy.cm) |
P75 CTDIvol (mGy) |
P75 DLP (mGy.cm) |
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| Tumor, mass | 1–5 | 22 | 1321 | 29 | 414 | 32 | 1600 | – | – |
| 5–10 | 24 | 1328 | 35 | 538 | 32 | 1600 | – | – | |
| 10–15 | 26 | 1708 | 40 | 678 | 46,2 | 1663 | – | – | |
| Cellulite | 1–5 | 20 | 849 | 12 | 171 | 28.1 | 1623 | – | – |
| 5–10 | 22 | 1247 | 12 | 176 | 28.2 | 1642 | |||
| 10–15 | 29 | 1306 | 28 | 407 | 28.3 | 1720 | – | – | |
| Hydrocephalus | 1–5 | 22 | 533 | 27 | 420 | 28.1 | 1623 | – | – |
| 5–10 | 25 | 787 | 33 | 520 | 28.1 | 1623 | – | – | |
| 10–15 | 38 | 875 | 41 | 654 | 29.1 | 1625 | – | – | |
| Convulsive crisis | 1–5 | 22 | 486 | – | – | 28.1 | 1623 | – | – |
| 5–10 | 22 | 553 | – | – | 28.1 | 1623 | – | – | |
| 10–15 | 38 | 808 | – | – | 39.6 | 1626 | – | – | |
| Trauma. Haemorrhage | 1–5 | 21 | 498 | 27 | 420 | 28.1 | 1623 | 31 | 512 |
| 5–10 | 24 | 757 | 33 | 520 | 28.1 | 1623 | 56 | 876 | |
| 10–15 | 38 | 991 | 41 | 654 | 39.6 | 1626 | 58 | 989 | |
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