Specific Anatomic Region	Stomach
Application	Detection of Gastric Pathology
Author	Horton K, Fishman EK
Reference Source	AJR 1998 Nov 171(5):1373-1376
Scanner Used	Siemens Somatom Plus-4
Injection Rate	3 cc/sec
Contrast Volume and Type	120 cc of Omnipaque-350
Area Scanned	Top of left hemidiaphragm thru iliac crest
Scan Delay	Usually 45-50 sec but 30 sec delay for arterial phase imaging may be better
Length of Spiral (time)	35 sec (approx.)
Slice Thickness	3mm
Table Speed/Pitch	5mm/sec or pitch of 1.6
Reconstruction Interval	2-3mm
3D Technique Used	Volume rendering in select cases
Comment: 1. The key to this protocol is the use of H2O to distend the stomach rather than a positive agent. We use 750cc of H2O. 2. Virtual endoscopy may be helpful in these cases.