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syngo CT 2007E Emotion Operator Manual
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Positioning the Patient Operation
D.3-4
Avoid delays
D. 3
You can avoid delays by:
D. 3
✧ Preparing the patient for the examination.
✧ Placing the contrast medium within reach before the exam-
ination.
In this way, you avoid delays.
D. 3
Correct respiration
D. 3
If the patient must hold his or her breath during CT acquisitions,
please ensure he or she is instructed how to prior to examina-
tion. This especially applies to examinations of the thorax and
abdomen. However, the slight movement that respiration inev-
itably causes, can also lead to artifacts in other regions.
D. 3
✧ Explain to the patient before the examination how he or
she should breathe.
✧ Explain to the patient that he or she must hold his or her
breath for a relatively long time.
✧ Use the intercom system to give the patient breathing
instructions.
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