Protocols- Abdominal

Renal Arteries- Renal Artery Stenosis Evaluation 3


Specific Anatomic Region Renal Arteries
Application Renal artery stenosis evaluation
Author Beregi JP et al.
Reference Source AJR 1996; 167:495-501
Scanner Used Siemens Somatom Plus-S
Injection Rate 4ml/sec
Contrast Volume and Type 120ml of nonionic 300mg I/ml
Area Scanned Area of renal aa first defined on noncontrast scans. This area only is scanned.
Scan Delay Determined by test dose
Length of Spiral (time) 20sec
Slice Thickness 3mm
Table Speed/Pitch 3mm/sec
Reconstruction Interval 1mm
3D Technique Used SSD and MIP
Comment: The authors reported excellent results but for the "main" renal aa as this protocol covers but 6cm. This protocol took about 25 minutes per patient according to the authors.