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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