Siemens SOMATOM Sensation Cardiac Version A60 Operations Instructions download pdf (Page 44)

HeartView CT

CoronarySharp0.5s

Indications:

This is a spiral scanning protocol, using a Rotation

Time of 0.5 s, ECG gating technique and a dedicated

cardiac reconstruction kernel for better edge defi-

nition in coronary artery imaging.

Topogram:

AP, 512 mm.

Approximately, from

the carina until the

apex of the heart.

A typical range of

12 cm covering the

entire heart can

be done in 18.4 s.

* Depends on heart rate.

CoronarySharp0.5s

kV 120

Effective mAs 500

Slice collimation 0.75 mm

Slice width 1 mm

Feed/Rotation 3.4 mm

Rotation time 0.5 sec.

Temporal resolution Up to 125 ms*

Kernel B46f

Increment 0.5 mm

Image order cr-ca

CTDI

42.0 mGy

Effective dose Male: 7.0 mSv

Female: 10.2 mSv

1 2 ... 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 ... 127 128

No comments

Siemens SOMATOM Sensation Cardiac Version A60 Operations Instructions Page 44