Pelvisvol - Siemens SOMATOM Manual

Pelvis

PelvisVol

Indications:
Spiral mode for pelvis studies, e.g. processes of the
prostate, urinary bladder, rectum, gynecological indi-
cations etc.
Two recon jobs are predefined for reconstruction: the
first for axial, the second for coronal studies in 3D
images display view.
For SOMATOM Emotion 16-slice configuration:
A typical range of 20 cm will be covered in 8.94 sec.
For SOMATOM Emotion 6-slice configuration:
A typical range of 20 cm will be covered in 13.11 sec.
Emotion 16
kV
Effective mAs/
Quality ref. mAs
Rotation Time
Acquisition
Slice collimation
Slice width
Feed/Rotation
Pitch Factor
Increment
Kernel
CTDI
Vol
Effective Dose
322
Pelvis
130
120
1.0 sec.
16 x 1.2 mm
1.2 mm
5.0 mm
28.8 mm
1.50
5.0 mm
B41s
13.44 mGy
Male: 5.32 mSv
Female: 9.14 mSv
2 nd reconstr.
5.0 mm
5.0 mm
B41s