•
If the landmark has changed, the following message is seen:
The table landmark has changed. This changes the location of all scans you have
prescribed. Double check all scan location before you start scanning.
1.
From the
Scan Settings
window, select a scan task from the protocol.
NOTE: You must execute each scan task in order. Click [Confirm Settings] for each scan
task, and then scan that scan series. You may then click [Continue] to move to the
next scan task. Scan tasks can be deleted if you want to skip them. Scan tasks
can also be reviewed when completed.
2.
Make sure the patient orientation is the same as it was for the scout.
If necessary, click the patient image in the
Patient Position
area to change the patient
orientation and position.
NOTE:
There may be times when you change the patient’s position from the way it was
built in the protocol. In this case, you will have to change the patient’s orientation
each time you advance to the next series unless you use the Copy Forward
feature.
3. Choose the
Scan Type
.
○
For an Axial or Helical scan, see the
Technical Reference Manual
;
System Operational
Modes
section for detailed information about the scan types.
○
For a Hi Res scan, see
Acquire a Hi Res scan
.
○
For a Cardiac scan, see
Select a Cardiac scan
.
4. Set the
Coverage Speed
options.
5. Set the
Primary Recon
options.
See Recon Parameters for details.
6. Set
kV and mA Control
.
○
Set the
mA
.
○
Set the
kV
.
7. Set the
Anatomy Selection
.
a. Set the
Start
and
End
locations.
■
To graphically set the locations, see
Adjust the Graphic Rx
.
■
To explicitly set the locations, see
Set the Start and End locations
.
b.
Set the
SFOV
.
c. Set the
DFOV
.
d.
Set the
A/P center
and
R/L center
.
8.
Set the
Contrast
options.
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