Specific Anatomic Region

Pancreas

Application

Stage pancreatic mass

Author

Raptopoulos V et al.

Reference Source

AJR 1997; 168:971-977

Scanner Used

GE HiSpeed Advantage

Injection Rate

3.5ml/sec

Contrast Volume and Type

130cc of Isovue-300

Area Scanned

Pancreas and liver on single-phase study only

Scan Delay

20sec for arterial phase / 60sec for venous phase

Length of Spiral (time)

25sec

Slice Thickness

3mm

Table Speed/Pitch

4.5mm/sec or a pitch of 1.5

Reconstruction Interval

1.3mm

3D Technique Used

MIP and shaded surface

Comment: The key is that in order to do good 3D maps quality data is needed. The 3mm collimation with data reconstructed at 1.3mm intervals is the key to this protocol.