115 or EDP115 TRAUMA: Chest, abdomen and pelvis with oral and IV contrast

Indications	Trauma scan
Number of scan acquisition/series	2
Scan Acquisition	1. Thoracic aorta	2. Abdomen and pelvis, portal phase
Range	Clavicular heads through both costophrenic angles	Top of diaphragm to ischial tuberosities
Care Dose 4D	on	on
Quality Reference	130mAs	180 mAs
KV / effective mAs / rotation time	120 / 130 / 0.5 seconds	120 / 180 / 0.5 seconds
Detector collimation	1.5 mm	1.5 mm
Slice Thickness	3.0 mm	3.0 mm
Pitch	1.3	1.3
Kernel	B30f	B30f
Increment	3.0 mm	3.0 mm
Image order	Cranial to caudal	Cranial to caudal
Oral Contrast	750 cc dilute gastrografin No contrast or on table, if STAT
Intravenous Contrast	100 cc Isovue 300 / 30 saline chaser (Dual Injector)
Injection Rate	3.0 cc/sec	N/A
Scan Delay	Usual: 25 seconds (if using 2.5 cc/second increase to 30 seconds). For pt. with heart disease: Use Care Bolus ; Timing off aortic arch	70 seconds
Reconstruction	1. MIP axial 20 mm slab every 3 mm 2. Recon 3x3 B80f lung ultrasharp 3. 3 x 3 coronal and sag

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