Specific Anatomic Region	Kidney
Application	Evaluation of living renal donor
Author	Cochran ST, et al.
Reference Source	AJR 1997; 168:1569-1573
Scanner Used	Siemens Somatom Plus S
Injection Rate	3.5ml/sec (mean)
Contrast Volume and Type	120-150ml (type not defined)
Area Scanned	Entire kidneys
Scan Delay	20sec
Length of Spiral (time)	Approx 32sec
Slice Thickness	3mm
Table Speed/Pitch	5 or 6mm/sec or pitch 1.7-2
Reconstruction Interval	2mm
3D Technique Used	MIP
Comment: 10 minutes after contrast injection, conventional radiographs (AP, obliques) were obtained. A delayed topogram (scout view) on the CT scanner is usually enough.