| Specific Anatomic Region |
Chest |
| Application |
Dedicated HRCT (High resolution
CT) |
| Author |
Fishman EK |
| Reference Source |
Personal Communication |
| Scanner Used |
Siemens Plus4 Volume Zoom |
| KV / mAs / Time per Rotation
(sec) |
140 / 120 / .75 |
| Detector Collimation (mm) |
1 |
| Slice Thickness (mm) |
1 or 1.25 |
| Data Reconstruction Interval
(mm) |
5 or 10 |
| Table Speed (mm per rotation)
/ Pitch |
6 / 6 |
| 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 |
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Comments:
- This uses the B70 kernel (high resolution). By using .75
sec, we do oversampling of the data.
- A protocol of 1mm collimations, 1.25 mm slice thickness, and 1mm
reconstruction interval creates ideal 3D maps.
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