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Background   Image quality benefits from high-pitch scanning in agitated patients by reducing acquisition time.Purpose   To compare image quality and exposure parameters in patients with maxillofacial trauma on second- and third-generation dual-source computed tomography (DSCT).Material and Methods   Four groups were compared. Group 1 was examined on second-generation DSCT (120 kV/50 mAs, pitch 3.0). The other three groups were examined on third-generation DSCT. Group 2 was scanned with 120 kV/50 mAs, pitch 2.2. Automated exposure control (AEC) was used in group 3 and group 4 with pitch factors of 2.2 and 3.0, respectively. Images of third-generation DSCT were reconstructed with iterative reconstruction (IR), of second-generation DSCT with filtered back-projection. CTDIvol, acquisition time, and image quality were compared.Results   Thirty patients were included in each group. Average CTDIvol (2.76 ± 0.00 mGy, 2.66 ± 0.00 mGy, 0.74 ± 0.23 mGy, and 0.75 ± 0.17 mGy) was significantly lower on third-generation DSCT with AEC ( P   0.64). Average acquisition time was significantly shorter with third-generation DSCT (0.47 s, 0.36 s, 0.38 s, 0.30 s; P &lt; 0.001).Conclusion   Third-generation DSCT yields faster acquisition times and substantial dose reduction with AEC. A pitch of 2.2 should be preferred, as it results in fewer artifacts. If AEC is used, latest IR ensures that diagnostic image quality is guaranteed.

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High-pitch dual-source paranasal sinus CT in agitated patients with maxillofacial trauma: analysis of image quality, motion artifacts, and dose aspects