Table 3 Cohort and procedure characteristics.

From: Impact of radiation dose reduction and iterative image reconstruction on CT-guided spine biopsies

 

SD

LD

p value

Age (in years, mean ± StDev)

67.7 ± 12.9

69.5 ± 12.7

0.65

Body diameter on scout image (in cm, mean ± StDev)

27.7 ± 5.2

25.9 ± 4.2

0.44

Number of scans needed during the intervention (n)

13.1 ± 4.7

13.9 ± 6.4

0.19