| Specific Anatomic Region |
Chest |
| Application |
Stage lymphoma |
| Author |
Fishman EK |
| Reference Source |
Personal Communication |
| Scanner Used |
Siemens Plus4 Volume Zoom |
| KVP / mAs / Time per Rotation
(sec) |
140 / 100 / .5 |
| Detector Collimation (mm) |
4 x 2.5 |
| Slice Thickness (mm) |
5 |
| Data Reconstruction Interval
(mm) |
5 |
| Table Speed (mm per rotation)
/ Pitch |
15 / 6 |
| Oral Contrast |
N/A |
| IV Contrast Volume and Type |
Omnipaque 350 (100-120 ml) |
| Injection Rate |
2 ml / sec |
| Scan Delay (sec) |
50 sec |
| 3D Technique Used |
N/A |
| Comment: -When you scan a
chest alone, one can actually use a classic chest KVP/mAs or 140/120.
However, when scanning a chest and abdomen in a single study, use the
abdomen protocol of 120/165. This will give better quality images of organs
like the liver. |
