Chest
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Chest
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Specific Anatomic Region |
Diaphragm |
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Application |
Rupture/hernia |
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Author |
Fishman EK |
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Reference Source |
Personal communication |
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Scanner Used |
Siemens Somatom Plus 4 |
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Injection Rate |
2ml/sec |
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Contrast Volume and Type |
100ml of Omnipaque-350 |
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Area Scanned |
3-5cm above to 3-5cm below diaphragm |
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Scan Delay |
40-50sec |
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Length of Spiral (time) |
25-35sec |
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Slice Thickness |
3-5mm |
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Table Speed/Pitch |
5-8mm/sec or a pitch of 1.6 |
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Reconstruction Interval |
2-3mm |
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3D Technique Used |
Multiplanar coronal and sagittal images |
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Comment: The multiplanar images are critical in difficult cases. The sagittal view is especially useful. |
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1A) |
1B) |
Case 1: ruptured diaphragm with herniation of stomach into the chest |
2A) |
2B) |
Case 2: torn diaphragm due to stab wound |
2C) |
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3A) |
3B) |
Case 3: bochdalek hernia |
