Vascular
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Vascular
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Specific Anatomic Region |
Renal Arteries |
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Application |
Renal artery stenosis evaluation |
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Author |
Beregi JP et al. |
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Reference Source |
AJR 1996; 167:495-501 |
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Scanner Used |
Siemens Somatom Plus-S |
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Injection Rate |
4ml/sec |
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Contrast Volume and Type |
120ml of nonionic 300mg I/ml |
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Area Scanned |
Area of renal aa first defined on noncontrast scans. This area only is scanned. |
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Scan Delay |
Determined by test dose |
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Length of Spiral (time) |
20sec |
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Slice Thickness |
3mm |
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Table Speed/Pitch |
3mm/sec |
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Reconstruction Interval |
1mm |
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3D Technique Used |
SSD and MIP |
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Comment: The authors reported excellent results but for the "main" renal aa as this protocol covers but 6cm. This protocol took about 25 minutes per patient according to the authors. |
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1A) |
1B) |
Case 1: 3D of renal arteries |
2A) |
2B) |
Case 2: VRT and MIP of renal arteries |
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3B) |
Case 3: calcification at origin of left renal artery |
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4B) |
Case 4: atrophic right kidney |
