Lower Extremities; Overview - Siemens SOMATOM Manual

Lower Extremities

Overview

In this chapter you will find the scan protocol relating
to the Lower Extremities region, its description, indi-
vidual indications, and important hints on using it.
You can use the following scan protocol to clarify, for
example, masses, disorders of the joint, and orthope-
dic indications.
For SOMATOM Emotion 16-slice configuration:
– Knee
Spiral mode for routine joint studies
– Foot
Spiral mode for routine foot studies
– ExtrRoutineHR
Spiral mode for routine high resolution extremity
studies
– ExtrCombi
Spiral mode for the combination of thin slice and
routine studies
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