| 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. | ||