Abbreviated Name |
Chest, LD nodule |
Indications |
Follow up nodules in patients over40 yr old. Immuno-compromised patient with suspected infection and normal or near normal radiograph |
Number of scan Acquisition/series |
1 |
Scan Acquisition |
1 Noncontrast |
Range |
Clavicular heads through both costophrenic angles |
Care Dose 4D |
On |
Quality Reference |
60 mAs |
KV / Effective mAs / Rotation time |
120 / 60 / 0.5 seconds |
Detector Collimation |
1.5 mm |
Slice Thickness |
2 mm |
Pitch factor |
1.3 |
Kernel (for initial reconstruction) |
B30f |
Increment |
2 mm |
Image order |
Cranial - Caudal |
Oral Contrast |
None |
IV contrast |
None |
Injection Rate |
N/A |
Scan Delay |
N/A |
Reconstruction (Series to send to PACS) |
Recon 3x3 B30f mediastinum medium smooth Recon 2x2 B80f lung ultrasharp Recon 2x1 B80f to 3D card coronal Reconstruction MIP 20 mm slab 3 mm increments |