A Thoracic CT without contrast was performed on an 8-year-old boy. Multiplanar Reconstruction and fused 3D Volume Rendered images demonstrate nodular like consolidation areas in the upper right lung and other consolidations bilaterally in the lower lobes.
*AAPM Report 96, k-factor 0.015
Scan Mode | Ultra-Helical |
Collimation | 0.5 mm x 80 |
kVp | 100 |
mAs | SURE Exposure |
Rotation Time | 0.3 s |
Scan Range | 202.5 mm |
Dose Reduction | FIRST |
CTDIvol | 1.9 mGy |
DLP | 48.6 mGy•cm |
Effective Dose* | 0.016 mSv |
3-month-old baby, ONE rotation volumetric CT scan was performed to visualise the patient's vascular anatomy. FIRST, Forward projected model-based Iterative Reconstruction SoluTion, was implemented into the protocol and automatically applied to the scan. 3D Volume Rendered and Multiplanar Reconstruction (MPR) demonstrate a coarctation of the aorta.
*AAPM Report 96, k-factor 0.039
Scan Mode | Volume |
Collimation | 0.5 mm x 160 |
kVp | 80 |
mAs | 26 |
Rotation Time | 0.275 s |
Scan Range | 80 mm |
Dose Reduction | FIRST |
CTDIvol | 0.7 mGy |
DLP | 5.8 mGy•cm |
Effective Dose* | 0.22 mSv |
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