Abdmultiphase - Siemens SOMATOM Sensation 16 Application Manual

Abdomen

AbdMultiPhase

Indications:
Combination of CTA and soft tissue studies. E. g.
a range of 20 cm including liver, pancreas and kidney:
arterial phase acquired with 0.75 mm slice collimation
in 8.9 s, image reconstructed in 1.0 mm for post-
processing, and 5 mm for soft tissue enhancement.
Same range followed by a 1.5 mm slice collimation
acquisition in 4.8 s for venous phase, image recon-
structed in 5 mm for soft tissue only.
kV
Effective mAs
Slice collimation 1.5 mm
Slice width
Feed/Rotation
Rotation time
Kernel
Increment
Image order
CTDI
w
Effective dose
120
Native Arterial
phase
120 120
120 140
0.75 mm
5.0 mm 5.0 mm/
1.0 mm
24.0 mm 12.0 mm
0.5 sec. 0.5 sec.
B30f B30f
5.0 mm 5.0 mm/
0.7 mm
cr-ca cr-ca
8.4 mGy 10.9mGy
Male: Male:
3.6 mSv 6.3 mSv
Female: Female:
7.5 mSv 9.7 mSv
Venous
phase
120
120
1.5 mm
5.0 mm
24.0 mm
0.5 sec.
B30f
5.0 mm
cr-ca
8.4 mGy
Male:
4.8 mSv
Female:
7.5 mSv