Kernels; Image Filter - Siemens SOMATOM Emotion 6 Application Manual

General

Kernels

There are 5 different types of kernels: "H" stands for
Head, "B" stands for Body, "U" stands for High Reso-
lution, "C" stands for ChildHead, and "S" stands for
Special Application, e. g., Osteo CT.
The image sharpness is defined by the numbers –
the higher the number, the sharper the image; the
lower the number, the smoother the image.
A set of 32 kernels is supplied with the Emotion 6 Soft-
ware, consisting of 13 body kernels B10s, B20s, B30s,
B31s, B35s, B40s, B41s, B46s, B50s, B60s, B70s, B80s,
B90s, 12 head kernels H10s, H20s, H21s, H30s, H31s,
H40s, H41s, H50s, H60s, H70s, H80s, H90s, 3 child
head kernels C20s, C30s, C60s, 4 special kernels S30s,
S80s, S90s, U90s.
Note: Do not use different kernels for other body parts
other than what they are designed for.
For further information regarding the kernels, please
refer to the "Hints in General" of the corresponding
body region.

Image Filter

There are 4 different filters available:
PFO: To reduce beam-hardening artifacts in head
images, particularly in the base of the skull, use the
Posterior Fossa Optimization (PFO) filter. It is highly
recommended to use the PFO filter for all soft tissue
reconstruction.
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