Indications |
Bronchiectasis, hemoptysis |
Number of scan Acquisition/series |
2 |
Scan Acquisition |
1. Systemic Arterial |
2. Expiratory |
Range |
Clavicular heads through costophrenic angles |
Clavicular heads through costophrenic angles |
Care Dose 4D |
On |
On |
Quality Reference mAs |
130 mAs |
130 mAs |
KV / Effective mAs / Rotation time |
120 / 130 / 0.5 seconds |
120 / 130 / 0.75 (scan time full 0.75 sec) |
Detector Collimation |
0.75 mm |
1.0 mm |
Slice Thickness |
1 mm |
1 mm |
Pitch factor |
1.3 |
None |
Kernel (for initial reconstruction) |
B30f |
B80s |
Increment |
1 mm |
10 mm Feed / scan |
Image order |
Cranial - Caudal |
Cranial - Caudal |
Oral Contrast |
None |
None |
IV contrast |
80 cc Isovue 300 |
No additional |
Injection Rate |
4cc second |
N/A |
Scan Delay |
20-25 seconds approximately. Care Bolus ; Timing off DESCENDING Aorta |
Following arterial |
Reconstruction (Series to send to PACS) |
1. Recon 1x1 B30f mediastinum medium smooth 2. Recon 3x3 B80f lung ultrasharp 3. Recon 1x1 B80s lung ultrasharp 4. Recon 1x1 B80s mediastinum to 3D Card for coronal reconstruction 5. MIP 20 mm slab 3 mm increments 6. Recon 1x1 B80s lung ultrasharp |