Musculoskeletal

Foot: Pain/coalition

Specific Anatomic Region

Foot

Application

Pain/coalition

Author

Fishman EK

Reference Source

Personal communication

Scanner Used

Siemens Somatom Plus 4

Injection Rate

None

Contrast Volume and Type

None

Area Scanned

From anterior to talus through mid-calcaneus and past talocalcaneal joint

Scan Delay

None

Length of Spiral (time)

Up to 30sec

Slice Thickness

2mm

Table Speed/Pitch

2-3mm/sec

Reconstruction Interval

1mm

3D Technique Used

None

Comment:
1. It is important to reconstruct the data with the high-resolution bone filter.
2. Multiplanar reconstructions may be helpful in these cases.
3. Patient is positioned with knees flexed and feet flat on the scanner table. A second set of scans may be obtained in the plane parallel to the foot.