Specific Anatomic Region | Abdomen & Pelvis | |
Application | Stage lymphoma | |
Author | Fishman EK | |
Reference Source | personal communication | |
Scanner Used | Siemans Somatom Plus-4 | |
Injection Rate | 2cc/sec | |
Contrast Volume and Type | 120 of Omnipaque 350 | |
Area Scanned | Diagphram to symphysis | |
Scan Delay | 50-60sec | |
Length of Spiral (time) | 30-40sec | |
Slice Thickness | 5mm | |
Table Speed/Pitch | 8mm/sec or pitch of 1.6 | |
Reconstruction Interval | 5mm | |
3D Technique Used | N/A | |
Comment: • Follow-up studies can be done at 8mm intervals rather than 5mm, although we will always do it at 5mm intervals. • Arterial phase images may make it difficult to evaluate splenic involvement, or to detect renal involvement. We want to image in the portal phase. |