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Background  It is unclear whether tube voltage influences the measurement of perfusion parameters. The present study sought to evaluate the influence of tube voltage change on myocardial blood flow (MBF) measurements in dynamic computed tomography myocardial perfusion imaging (CTP).    Methods and Results  Seven swine [mean weight 55.8 kg ± 1.6 (standard deviation)] underwent rest and stress dynamic CTP with tube voltages of 100 and 70 kV. The image noise, signal-to-noise ratio (SNR), contrast-to-noise ratio (CNR), radiation dose and MBF value were compared. The 70 kV images had higher CT attenuation and higher image noise (27.9 ± 2.4 vs. 21.5 ± 1.9,  P  &amp;lt; 0.001) than the 100 kV images, resulting in a higher SNR (20.5 ± 1.6 vs. 15.6 ± 1.8,  P  &amp;lt; 0.001) and CNR (17.6 ± 1.5 vs. 12.4 ± 1.7,  P  &amp;lt; 0.001). Compared to the use of conventional 100 kV, 70 kV yielded an approximately 64.6% radiation dose reduction while generating comparable MBF values, both at rest (88.3 ± 14.9 ml/100 g/min vs. 85.6 ± 17.4 ml/100 g/min,  P  = 0.21) and stress (101.4 ± 21.5 ml/100 g/min vs. 99.6 ± 21.4 ml/100 g/min,  P  = 0.58) states.    Conclusion  Dynamic CTP using 70 kV instead of 100 kV does not substantially influence the MBF value but significantly reduces the radiation dose. Additional research is required to investigate the clinical significance of this change.

Dose Reduction of Dynamic Computed Tomography Myocardial Perfusion Imaging by Tube Voltage Change: Investigation in a Swine Model