Head and Neck
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Head and Neck
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Specific Anatomic Region |
Neck |
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Application |
R/O adenopathy |
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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 |
2-3ml/sec |
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Contrast Volume and Type |
100ml of Omnipaque-350 |
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Area Scanned |
Cervical region |
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Scan Delay |
30sec |
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Length of Spiral (time) |
30sec |
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Slice Thickness |
3-5mm |
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Table Speed/Pitch |
5mm/sec |
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Reconstruction Interval |
3-5mm |
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3D Technique Used |
None used |
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Comment: With Spiral CT this can easily be combined with an examination of the chest. In these cases the question always arises whether to keep the patient's arm by their side or over the head. |
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1A) |
1B) |
Case 1: adenopathy due to lymphoma |
2A) |
2B) |
Case 2: SVC and jugular vein thrombosis |
3A) |
3B) |
Case 3: substernal thyroid |
