Spineobeseseq - Siemens SOMATOM Emotion 6 Application Manual

Spine

SpineObeseSeq

Indications:
Sequence mode for spine studies of the obese
patients when higher dose are needed, e. g. prolapse,
degenerative changes, trauma, tumors etc.
This protocol contains three ranges:
L3-L4, L4-L5, L5-S1.
The scan length of each range is 2.8 cm
Three different typical gantry tilts are predefined:
for L3-L4: 0°, for L4-L5: +5° and for L5-S1: +15°
kV
mAs
Slice collimation
Slice width
Feed/Scan
Rotation time
Kernel
Cycle time
Image order
CTDI
Vol
SpineObeseSeq
L3-4 L4-5
130
320 320
1.0 mm
2.0 mm
6.0 mm
1.0 sec.
B31s
2.5 sec.
cr-ca
42.2 mGy 42.2 mGy 48.8 mGy
L5-S1
370
177