Thoraxseqhr - Siemens SOMATOM Emotion 6 Application Manual

Children

ThoraxSeqHR

Indications:
Sequence mode for High Resolution lung studies, e. g.
interstitial changes of the lung parenchyma, etc.
kV
mAs
Slice collimation
Slice width
Feed/Scan
Rotation time
Kernel
Image order
* The mAs should be adjusted to the body weight
of the child.
Body weight
< 35 kg
35 – 54 kg
Tips
• Children with a body weight of more than 54 kg
should be examined with an adult protocol.
• If you want to acquire the patient at full inspiration
or full expiration, you should practice the breathing
with the patient a few times before beginning the
scan, so that reproducibility may be improved.
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ThorHR
110
*
1.0 mm
1.0 mm
10.0 mm
1.0 sec.
B90s
cr-ca
kV mAs
110 36
110 120
CTDI
Vol
(mGy)
0.3
0.9