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Table 1 Number of CT examinations during the survey period

From: The effect of abolishing instructions to fast prior to contrast-enhanced CT on the incidence of acute adverse reactions

Anatomical regions

Before the policy change

After the policy change

Number of CT examinations

Enhanced CT examinations (%)

Number of CT examinations

Enhanced CT examinations (%)

Head/neck

22,667

4797 (21.2%)

7003

1793 (26.5%)

Chest

13,631

1418 (10.4%)

3534

355 (9.1%)

Abdomen

5040

1711 (33.9%)

1746

637 (36.5%)

Chest + abdomen

46,945

33,434 (71.2%)

16,096

11,202 (69.6%)

Others

5851

2507 (42.8%)

30,611

689 (36.7%)

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