Carotidcta - Siemens SOMATOM Emotion 6 Application Manual

Children

CarotidCTA

Indications:
CT angiography of the carotid arteries, e. g. carotid
stenosis or occlusion, vascular abnormalities of the
carotids or vertebral arteries, etc.
A range of 20 cm will be covered in 19.4 sec.
kV
Effective mAs
Slice collimation
Slice width
Feed/Rotation
Rotation time
Kernel
Increment
Image order
* The mAs should be adjusted to the age of the child.
Age
< 6 years
6 years – 12 years
44
CTA
80
*
1.0 mm
3.0 mm
9.0 mm
0.8 sec.
B41s
3.0 mm
ca-cr
kV mAs
80 40
80 60
2 nd reconstr.
1.25 mm
B31s
0.8 mm
CTDI
Vol
(mGy)
1.4
2.1