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HeartView CT
* Depends on heart rate.
CaScoreSpiStd0.5s
Indications:
This is a spiral scanning protocol, using an ECG gating
technique for coronary calcium scoring studies, with
a rotation time of 0.5 seconds.
Topogram:
AP, 512 mm.
From the carina until
the apex of the heart.
A typical range of
15 cm covering the
entire heart can
be done in 11.7 s.
CaScoreSpiStd0.5s
kV 120
Effective mAs 133
Slice collimation 1.5 mm
Slice width 3 mm
Feed/Rotation 6.8 mm
Rotation time 0.5 sec.
Temporal Resolution Up to125 ms*
Kernel B35f
Increment 1.5 mm
Image order cr-ca
CTDIw9.6 mGy
Effective Dose Male: 2.1 mSv
Female: 3.1 mSv