Specific Anatomic Region

Bronchial Tree or Airway

Application

Tracheal stenosis

Author

Fishman EK

Reference Source

Personal communication

Scanner Used

Siemens Somatom Plus-4

Injection Rate

N/A

Contrast Volume and Type

N/A

Area Scanned

From thoracic inlet cephalad to the 2nd or 3rd order bronchi

Scan Delay

None

Length of Spiral (time)

30-40sec

Slice Thickness

3mm

Table Speed/Pitch

3-5mm/sec or a pitch of 1-1.6

Reconstruction Interval

1-2mm

3D Technique Used

Volume rendering

Comment: Use volume rendering with lung isolation algorithm. MPR oblique imaging may also prove helpful.