| Specific Anatomic Region |
Heart |
| Application |
Calcium scoring |
| Author |
Fishman EK |
| Reference Source |
Personal Communication |
| Scanner Used |
Siemens Plus4 Volume Zoom |
| KV / mAs / Time per Rotation
(sec) |
120 / 149 / .36 sec (partial
rotation) |
| Detector Collimation (mm) |
4x 2.5 |
| Slice Thickness (mm) |
3 |
| Data Reconstruction Interval
(mm) |
3 |
| Table Speed (mm per rotation)
/ Pitch |
N/A- Sequential study |
| Oral Contrast |
N/A |
| IV Contrast Volume and Type |
N/A |
| Injection Rate |
N/A |
| Scan Delay (sec) |
N/A |
| 3D Technique Used |
N/A |
| Comment: -The key to this
study is obtained data during diastole. This is a gated study which is
key to its accuracy. The actual cardiac calcification scoring is a post
processing function (See other section on cardiac CT). |
