| Specific Anatomic Region |
Chest |
| Application |
Stage lung cancer |
| Author |
Fishman EK |
| Reference Source |
Personal Communication |
| Scanner Used |
Siemens Plus4 Volume Zoom |
| KV / mAs / Time per Rotation
(sec) |
140 / 100 / .5 |
| Detector Collimation (mm) |
2.5 |
| Slice Thickness (mm) |
3 |
| Data Reconstruction Interval
(mm) |
5 |
| Table Speed (mm per rotation)
/ Pitch |
15 / 6 |
| Oral Contrast |
N/A |
| IV Contrast Volume and Type |
100 cc of Omnipaque 350 |
| Injection Rate |
2 cc / sec |
| Scan Delay (sec) |
40 sec |
| 3D Technique Used |
N/A |
| Comment: -Please remember
that the entire chest (~30 cm) will be scanned in, but 10 seconds.
Please adjust your IV contrast injection accordingly, both in terms of
injection rate and volume. |
