Siemens Software version syngo CT 2005C manual Non Arterial Venous Contrast Phase

Abdomen

	Non	Arterial	Venous
	Contrast	Phase	Phase
kV	130	130	130
Effective mAs	80	80	80
Rotation time	1.0 sec	0.8/1.0	1.0 sec
		sec
Slice	5.0 mm	5.0 mm	5.0 mm
collimation
Slice width	8.0 mm	6.0 mm	6.0 mm
Feed/Rotation	15.0 mm	14.0/	15.0 mm
		15.0 mm
Pitch Factor	1.5	1.4/1.5	1.5
Increment	8.0 mm	6.0 mm	6.0 mm
Kernel	B41s	B41s	B41s
CTDIVol	8.62 mGy	8.62 mGy	8.62 mGy
Effective dose	Male:	Male:	Male:
	3.34 mSv	3.34 mSv	3.34 mSv
	Female:	Female:	Female:
	4.19 mSv	4.19 mSv	4.19 mSv
Contrast medium IV injection
Start delay	20 – 25 sec.* (arterial phase)
	50 – 75 sec.* (venous phase)
Flow rate	3.0 ml/sec.
Total amount	100 ml

*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 trigger- ing threshold of 120 HU, or use manual triggering.

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