CT SINUS C+ (last updated 06/05/13, last reviewed 6/20/2016)
INDICATION: Sinus mass.
SERIES:
- 3mm Axial soft tissue pre and post-contrast
- 3mm Cor soft tissue pre and post-contrast
- 3mm Axial bone pre
- 3mm Cor bone pre
| | precontrast | postcontrast |
|
POSITIONING/MODE
|
supine/helical |
supine/helical |
|
kV/mA/table rot
|
120 kV/150 mAs/<1 sec |
120 kV/150 mAs/<1 sec |
|
DETECTOR COLLIMATION
|
16 x 0.75mm (S16) 64 x 0.6mm (D64) |
16 x 0.75mm (S16) 64 x 0.6mm (D64) |
|
SLICE THICKNESS
|
3mm |
3mm |
|
PITCH
|
1 to 1.5 |
1 to 1.5 |
|
KERNAL
|
soft tissue and bone |
soft tissue |
|
SFOV
|
<25cm |
<25cm |
|
COVERAGE
|
maxillary -> frontal sinuses |
maxillary -> frontal sinuses |
|
ACQUISITION
|
caudocranial |
caudocranial |
|
IV CONTRAST
|
---- |
80mL Isovue 300 |
|
INJECTION RATE
|
---- |
2 mL/sec |
|
SCAN DELAY
|
---- |
35 sec |
|
POSTPROCESSING
|
3mm Cor soft tissue and bone |
3mm Cor soft tissue |