A Scaling Factor of 1000 in the Hounsfield Scale for K

question 39

Multiple Choice

A scaling factor of 1000 in the Hounsfield scale for K results in a:

• A)contrast scale of 0.2% per computed tomography number
• B)contrast scale of 0.1 % per computed tomography number
• C)contrast scale of 0.5% per computed tomography number
• D)contrast scale of 0.8% per computed tomography number

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Definitions:

Primates

An order of mammals that includes humans, monkeys, and apes, characterized by large brains, forward-facing eyes, and dexterous hands.

Meiosis

A kind of cell division that produces the sex cells, each of which has half the number of chromosomes found in other cells of the organism.

Chromosomes

In the cell nucleus, the structures, visible during cellular division, containing long strands of DNA combined with a protein.