Specific Anatomic Region | Bronchial Tree or Airway |
Application | Tracheal stenosis |
Author | Fishman EK |
Reference Source | Personal communication |
Scanner Used | Siemens Somatom Plus-4 |
Injection Rate | N/A |
Contrast Volume and Type | N/A |
Area Scanned | From thoracic inlet cephalad to the 2nd or 3rd order bronchi |
Scan Delay | None |
Length of Spiral (time) | 30-40sec |
Slice Thickness | 3mm |
Table Speed/Pitch | 3-5mm/sec or a pitch of 1-1.6 |
Reconstruction Interval | 1-2mm |
3D Technique Used | Volume rendering |
Comment: Use volume rendering with lung isolation algorithm. MPR oblique imaging may also prove helpful. |