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Specific Anatomic Region |
Liver |
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Application |
Liver transplant evaluation (donor)
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Author |
Fishman EK |
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Reference Source |
Personal Communication |
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Scanner Used |
Siemens Plus4 Volume Zoom |
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KV / mAs / Time per Rotation (sec) |
120 / 150 / .5 |
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Detector Collimation (mm) |
1 |
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Slice Thickness (mm) |
1.25 |
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Data Reconstruction Interval (mm) |
1 mm and 1 and 5 mm (venous phase only) |
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Table Speed (mm per rotation) / Pitch |
6 / 6 |
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Oral Contrast |
750 cc of water |
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IV Contrast Volume and Type |
120-150 cc of Omnipaque 350
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Injection Rate |
3 cc / sec |
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Scan Delay (sec) |
25 / 50-60 sec |
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3D Technique Used |
Volume rendering |
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Comment: -This protocol is for the patient who is a liver donor. We obtain a set of venous phase images at 5 mm intervals to do volumetrics. Typically in adult to adult transplants, we do right lobe volume, and in adult to child transplants, we do lateral left lobe volumes. |
