Extremityspiral - Siemens SOMATOM Sensation 16 Application Manual

Children

ExtremitySpiral

Indications:
Spiral mode for extremity studies, e. g. post-traumatic
changes, tumors, malformations, etc.
kV
Effective mAs
Slice collimation
Slice width
Feed/Rotation
Rotation time
Kernel
Increment
Image order
* The mAs should be adjusted to the body weight
of the child.
Body weight
< 15 kg
15 – 34 kg
35 – 54 kg
64
ExtremitySpiral 2
120
*
0.75 mm
5.0 mm
12.0 mm
0.75 sec.
B30s
5.0 mm
cr-ca
kV mAs
120 21
120 35
120 70
nd reconstr.
1.0 mm
B60s
0.7 mm
CTDI
w
(mGy)
1.7
2.9
5.9