Musculoskeletal

Bone: Suspected osteoid osteoma

Specific Anatomic Region

Bone

Application

Suspected osteoid osteoma

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 2cm above to 2cm below suspected area

Scan Delay

None

Length of Spiral (time)

20-30sec

Slice Thickness

2mm

Table Speed/Pitch

2-3mm/sec

Reconstruction Interval

1-2mm

3D Technique Used

Volume rendering (if needed)

Comment:

• Narrow collimation and close interscan spacing is needed is for detection of the nidus.
• Wide window width and center may be needed to recognize the nidus.