Vascular – Siemens syngo CT 2005C User Manual
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Vascular
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Hints
• CARE Bolus may be used to optimize the bolus tim-
ing.
• Set the ROI for monitoring scan in the aortic arch
with triggering threshold of 120 HU, or use manual
triggering.
• High quality 2D & 3D post-processing can be
achieved using a thin slice thickness and 50% over-
lap in image reconstruction.
• Thick MPRs and ThinMIPs can be created very quickly
on the 3D card by just clicking on the appropriate
icons. The thickness of these reconstructed images
can be defined by clicking on the icons with the right
mouse to open the entry field.
• To display an SSD of the thoracic aorta without bone
included, editing is necessary.
Contrast medium IV injection
Start delay
10 – 25 sec.
Flow rate
2.5 ml/sec.
Total amount
80 ml
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