Siemens EMOTION 16-Jun - Manual (Page 305)

Spine
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SpineVol
Indications:
Spiral mode for thoracic and lumbar spine studies, e.g.
prolapse, degenerative changes, trauma, tumors etc.
Three recon jobs are predefined for reconstruction: the
first for soft tissue axial, the second for soft tissue sag-
ittal and third for coronal bone studies in 3D images
display view.
For SOMATOM Emotion 16-slice configuration:
A range of 15 cm will be covered in 26.04 sec.
For SOMATOM Emotion 6-slice configuration:
A range of 10 cm will be covered in 32.30 sec.
Emotion 16 Spine 2 nd recon. 3 rd
recon.
kV 130
Effective mAs/
Quality ref. mAs 190
Rotation Time 1.0 sec.
Acquisition 16 x 0.6 mm
Slice collimation 0.6 mm
Slice width 3.0 mm 2.0 mm 2.0 mm
Feed/Rotation 6.2 mm
Pitch Factor 0.65
Increment 3.0 mm 2.0 mm 2.0 mm
Kernel B31s B20s B20s
CTDI
Vol
23.75 mGy
Effective dose Male: 4.42 mSv
Female: 4.70 mSv