Specific Anatomic Region

Chest

Application

Solitary pulmonary nodule evaluation

Author

Fishman EK

Reference Source

Personal communication

Scanner Used

Siemens Somatom Plus 4

Injection Rate

See note in Comment

Contrast Volume and Type

N/A

Area Scanned

Several mm above and below nodule

Scan Delay

None

Length of Spiral (time)

Usually 10sec

Slice Thickness

2-3mm

Table Speed/Pitch

2-3mm/sec or a pitch of 1

Reconstruction Interval

1mm

3D Technique Used

None usually needed

Comment: The study looks for the presence of fat or calcification within a lesion in order to declare it benign. Recent work with enhancement of nodules may prove valuable in the future. Standard algorithm is used without edge enhancement.