Traumavol - Siemens SOMATOM Manual

Specials

TraumaVol

This is a one-range mode for fast screening for emer-
gency studies.
Three recon jobs are predefined for reconstruction: the
first for axial, the second for coronal and the third sag-
ittal studies in 3D images display view.
For SOMATOM Emotion 16-slice configuration:
A scan range of 50 cm will be done in 11.62 sec.
kV
Effective mAs/
Quality ref.
mAs
Rotation time
Acquisition
Slice
collimation
Slice width
Feed/Rotation
Pitch Factor
Increment
Kernel
CTDI
Vol
Effective dose
Slice width
Increment
Kernel
nd
Trauma 2
130
85
0.6 sec.
16 x 1.2 mm
1.2 mm
8.0 mm 8.0 mm
28.8 mm
1.50
8.0 mm 8.0 mm
B31s B30s
9.52 mGy
Male: 7.02 mSv
Female: 8.81 mSv
4 rd recon.
8.0 mm
8.0 mm
B70s
rd
recon. 3 recon.
8.0 mm
8.0 mm
B30s
5 th recon.
8.0 mm
8.0 mm
B70s
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