64 Slice MDCT Protocols: Chest |
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Specific Anatomic Region |
Chest |
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Application |
R/O Occupational Lung Disease (Silicosis/CWP) | |
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Author |
Elliot K. Fishman, MD and Paul Wheeler, MD |
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Reference Source |
JHU Protocol |
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Scanner Used |
Siemens Sensation 64 |
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KV/Effective mAs/Rotation time (sec) |
120/150/0.5 |
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Detector Collimation (mm) |
0.6 |
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Slice Thickness (mm) |
3-5 |
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Pitch |
0.9 |
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Kernel |
30 (soft tissue) and 80 (lung) |
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Reconstruction Interval |
3 |
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Image Order (acquisition) |
Cr-ca |
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Oral Contrast |
N/A | |
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IV contrast volume and type |
N/A | |
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Injection Rate |
N/A | |
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Scan delay (sec) |
N/A | |
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3D technique used |
N/A | |
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Comment:The 3-5 mm sections through the chest at standard algorithms are followed by 9 0.75 mm thick HRCT scans at lung setting, evenly spaced through the upper and mid-lung zones. |
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