MSC 10 5530
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM 87131
Physical Location:
UNM Hospital
Phone: 505-272-2269
hsc-radiology@salud.unm.edu
| KV / effective mAs / rotation time | 120 / 200 / 0.5 seconds |
| Detector collimation | 1.5 mm |
| Slice Thickness | 3.0 mm |
| Pitch | 0.75 |
| Kernel | B30f |
| Increment | 3.0 mm |
| Image order | Cranial to caudad. Image from above diaphragm to greater trochanters. One acquision. |
| Oral Contrast | Either no oral or limited 1 hour oral prep, to be specified in order 1 hour oral prep = 250cc’s of water mixed with 7cc of Gastroview = 1 dose. 1 Dose given orally every 20 minutes x 2, then 1 dose on table or just before scan at hour. |
| Intravenous Contrast | 100 cc Isovue 300 at 3 cc/sec. 18 – 22 ga IV needed preferably in the AC. |
| Scan Delay | 75 seconds |
| Reconstruction | Second axial recon: kernel 80 lungs only. Coronal and Sagittal 3’s with soft tissue kernel. |