Pericarditis

Specific Anatomic Region	Chest
Application	Pericarditis
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)	4 x 1
Slice Thickness (mm)	1
Data Reconstruction Interval (mm)	3
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
Comment: -Detection of calcification as well as evaluation of the density of the pericardium means that no IV contrast is used in this study.