Obeseseq - Siemens SOMATOM Sensation 16 Application Manual

Spine

ObeseSeq

Indications:
Sequence mode for spine studies of the obese
patients when higher dose are needed, e. g. prolapse,
degenerative changes, trauma, tumors etc.
kV
Effective mAs
Slice collimation
Slice width
Feed/Scan
Rotation time
Kernel
Cycle time
Image order
CTDI
w
Effective dose
ObeseSeq
120
400
0.75 mm
1.5 mm
9.0 mm
1.5 sec.
B30s
3.0 sec.
cr-ca
33.6 mGy
Male: 0.7 – 0.9 mSv
Female: 1.4 – 2.9 mSv
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