History: | Lymphadenopathy, abscess, infection, laryngeal mass |
Surview: | Vertex to aortic arch. |
IV Contrast: | 100 mL / Omni 300 1.5 mL/sec. + 50 mL saline flush |
Special notes: | Scan superior to inferior. Scan from above frontal sinuses to aortic arch. Be sure to include all soft tissue including nose and tongue on scan. ** INSTRUCT PATIENT NOT TO SWALLOW DURING SCAN. Patient should also be instructed to relax shoulders. |
Parameter Type : | ST Neck |
Thick/Incr. | 2 @ 2 |
Kvp | 120 |
mAs | 250 |
Resolution | Std. |
Collimation | 128 x 0.625 |
Pitch | 0.993 |
Rotation Time | 0.75 |
Scan FOV | 250 |
Filter | B |
iDose4 | iD-3 |
Scan Delay | 70 sec |
Terra Recon | 1 @ 0.5 |
Post Processing
Coronal and Sagittal MPR's | 2 @ 2 |
FOR EVALUATIONS FOR LARYNGEAL MASSES, PLEASE INCLUDE A SET OF AXIAL RECONSTRUCTIONS 2 @ 2 ANGLED THROUGH C4-C6 DISC SPACES. |
Archiving
ST Neck | 2 @ 2 1 @ 0.5 |
MPRs | 2 @ 2 |
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