Neckvol - Siemens SOMATOM Manual

Neck

NeckVol

Indications:
Spiral mode for soft tissue studies in the cervical
region, e.g. tumors, lymphoma, abscesses etc.
Three recon jobs are predefined for reconstruction: the
first for axial, the second for coronal and third for sagg-
ittal studies in 3D images display.
For SOMATOM Emotion 16-slice configuration:
A typical range of 20 cm will be covered in 28.04 sec.
For SOMATOM Emotion 16-slice configuration:
A typical range of 20 cm will be covered in 32.97 sec.
Emotion 16
kV
Effective mAs/
Quality ref. mAs
Rotation Time
Acquisition
Slice collimation 0.6 mm
Slice width
Feed/Rotation
Pitch Factor
Increment
Kernel
CTDI
Vol
Effective dose
214
nd
Neck 2
recon.
130
130
1.0 sec.
16 x 0.6 mm
5.0 mm 5.0 mm
7.7 mm
0.80
5.0 mm 5.0 mm
B50s B20s
16.25 mGy
Male: 3.61 mSv
Female: 3.90 mSv
rd
3
recon.
5.0 mm
5.0 mm
B20s