Siemens SOMATOM Emotion syngo CT 2007E Operator's Manual page 344

Positioning the Patient
Avoid delays
Correct respiration
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You can avoid delays by:
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Preparing the patient for the examination.
Placing the contrast medium within reach before the exam-
ination.
In this way, you avoid delays.
If the patient must hold his or her breath during CT acquisitions,
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please ensure he or she is instructed how to prior to examina-
tion. This especially applies to examinations of the thorax and
abdomen. However, the slight movement that respiration inev-
itably causes, can also lead to artifacts in other regions.
Explain to the patient before the examination how he or
she should breathe.
Explain to the patient that he or she must hold his or her
breath for a relatively long time.
Use the intercom system to give the patient breathing
instructions.
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