Neckthinslice - Siemens SOMATOM Manual

Neck

NeckThinSlice

Indications:
Spiral mode using thin slices for soft tissue studies,
e.g. the functional study of the throat.
For SOMATOM Emotion 6-slice configuration:
A typical range of 20 cm will be covered in 32.97 sec.
Emotion 6
kV
Effective mAs/
Quality ref. mAs
Rotation Time
Acquisition
Slice collimation 1.0 mm
Slice width
Feed/Rotation
Pitch Factor
Increment
Kernel
CTDI
Vol
Effective dose
212
NeckThinSlice
130
130
0.8 sec.
6 x 1.0 mm
5.0 mm
5.1 mm
0.85
5.0 mm
B50s
16.51 mGy
Male: 4.06 mSv
Female: 4.25 mSv
nd
2 reconstr.
1.25 mm
0.8 mm
B50s