Indications |
Suspected PE in normal habitus patient with ability to breath hold |
Number of scan Acquisition/series |
1 |
Scan Acquisition |
1 Pulmonary Arterial |
Range |
Clavicular heads through both costophrenic angles |
Care Dose 4D |
On |
Quality Reference |
150 mAs |
KV / Effective mAs / Rotation time |
120 / 150 / 0.5 seconds |
Detector Collimation |
0.75 mm |
Slice Thickness |
2 mm |
Pitch factor |
1.3 |
Kernel (for initial reconstruction) |
B30f |
Increment |
1 mm |
Image order |
Cranial - Caudal |
Oral Contrast |
None |
IV contrast |
80 cc Isovue 300 |
Injection Rate |
4 cc second |
Scan Delay (sec) |
20-25 seconds approximately. Care Bolus ; Timing off Main PA |
Reconstruction (Series to send to PACS) |
1. Recon 1x1 B30f mediastinum medium smooth 2. Recon 3x3 B30f mediastinum medium smooth 3. Recon 3x3 B80f lung ultrasharp 4. Recon 2x1 B80f mediastinum to 3D Card for coronal reconstruction 5. MIP 20 mm slab 3 mm increment |