Siemens SOMATOM Emotion 6 Application Manual page 69

Children
Contrast medium IV injection
Start delay
Flow rate
Total amount 1 – 2 ml per kg of body weight
Tips
• Children with a body weight of more than 55 kg
should be examined with an adult protocol.
• If the study is focused on bone structures only,
the mAs can be reduced up to 30% for children with
a body weight of more than 25 kg.
exam dependent
dependent upon needle size/Access site
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