Abdomen
285
A range of 20 cm including liver, pancreas and kidney:
arterial phase acquired in 12.96sec.
* CARE Bolus may be used to optimize the bolus tim-
ing. Set the ROI for monitoring scan in the abdominal
aorta at the beginning of the scan range with trig-
gering threshold of 120 HU, or use manual trigger-
ing.
Emotion 6 Venous Phase
kV 130
Effective mAs/
Quality ref. mAs
120
Rotation Time 0.8/0.6 sec.
Acquisition 6 x 2.0mm
Slice collimation 2.0 mm
Slice width 5.0mm
Feed/Rotation 10.2 mm
Pitch Factor 0.85
Increment 5.0mm
Kernel B41s
CTDIVol 13.08mGy
Effective dose Male: 5.06 mSv
Female: 6.30mSv
Contrast medium IV injection
Start delay 20 – 25 sec.* (ar terial phase)
50 – 75 sec.* (venous phase)
Flow rate 4 – 5ml/sec.
Total amount 100 –120 ml