Chest
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Chest
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Specific Anatomic Region |
Lung |
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Application |
Evaluate suspected AVM |
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Author |
Hoffman R. |
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Reference Source |
Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol 200 Mar-April;23(2):165-170 |
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Scanner Used |
Siemens Somatom Plus-4 |
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Injection Rate |
3cc/sec |
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Contrast Volume and Type |
100-120cc of Omnipaque 350 |
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Area Scanned |
Usually the entire chest |
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Scan Delay |
25sec |
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Length of Spiral (time) |
30-40sec |
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Slice Thickness |
3mm |
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Table Speed/Pitch |
3-5mm/sec or a pitch of 1-1.6 |
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Reconstruction Interval |
1 or 3mm |
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3D Technique Used |
Volume rendering |
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Comment: In select cases only the area of interest is scanned rather than the entire lung. |
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1A) |
1B) |
Case 1: Pulmonary AVM. |
2A) |
2B) |
Case 2: Pulmonary AVM |
2C) |
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