Siemens Software version syngo CT 2005C Manuel D’Utilisation
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Hints
• CARE Bolus may be used to optimize the bolus tim-
ing.
• Set the ROI for monitoring scan in the abdominal
aorta with triggering threshold of 120 HU, or use
manual triggering.
manual triggering.
• Do not administer oral contrast medium, as this
impairs the editing of MIP/SSD/VRT images.
• Use water as oral contrast.
• The length of the CM spiral in the topogram (via the
table position) can be planned exactly by means of
pre-contrast images.
pre-contrast images.
• Precontrast images are used to visualize calcifica-
tion.
• Excellent post-processed images can be created
using a thin slice thickness and overlapping images,
i.e. the increment should be smaller than the slice
thickness.
i.e. the increment should be smaller than the slice
thickness.
Contrast medium IV injection
Start delay
Start delay
20 sec.
Flow rate
3.5 ml/sec.
Total amount
120 ml
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