64 Slice MDCT Protocols: Musculoskeletal |
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Specific anatomic region |
lower extremity- run off |
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Application |
Evaluate for peripheral vascular disease, evaluate S/P trauma (ie gun shot wound), tumor staging |
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Author |
Elliot K Fishman, 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 / 250/ 0.33 |
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Detector Collimation (mm) |
0.6 |
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Slice thickness (mm) |
0.75mm (thin) 5.0mm (thick) |
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Pitch |
0.6 |
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Kernel |
B30f
medium smooth abdomen (thick, ST) (thin) B70f very sharp bone (bone) |
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Reconstruction interval |
0.5mm (thin) 5.0mm (thick) |
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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 |
120-140 cc Visipaque 320 |
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Injection rate |
3.0-3.5 cc/sec |
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Scan delay (sec) |
45 sec |
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3D technique used |
VRT & MIP |
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Comment: Saline chaser of 30-50cc works well in these cases. |
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