Lower Extremities
Body Kernels
•As standard kernels for body tissue studies B31s or B41s is recommended; softer images are obtained with B20s.
•For higher sharpness, as is required e.g., in patient protocols for cervical spine, shoulder, extremities, thorax, lung, the kernels B50s, B60s, B70s are avail- able.
•In case of 3D study only, the mAs value can be reduced by 50%. Use kernel B20s and at least 50% overlap in image reconstruction.
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