Acquire A Scout - GE Revolution CT User Manual

3.3.4 Acquire a scout

Use this procedure to acquire a scout from which you can prescribe the scan locations.
1. Confirm that the patient orientation matches the patient orientation in the
area of the
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Click on the patient image to change to a head-first or feet-first orientation.
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Click on the table or above the patient body to rotate the body in 90° increments.
Scout collection on the Scan Settings window, confirm the Start and End locations,
2. From the
kV , mA , and Auto Voice settings (if applicable).
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To change a parameter, open the desired settings collection and click in the field to enter
a new value. Plus (+) can be used for S values and Minus (-) for I values when using the
ten-digit key pad.
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Technique factors are set low (120 kV and a low mA are common), since these scans
are normally used only for planning purposes.
Scout Plane to designate the type of scout to acquire.
3. Set the
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0° = 12 o'clock
○ 90° = 3 o'clock
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180° = 6 o'clock
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270° = 9 o'clock
Window Width and Window Length fields, type the desired values.
4. In the
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Illustration 9: Scout collection
Scan Settings window.
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