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Tips
• Children with a body weight of more than 54 kg
should be examined with an adult protocol.
• Two recon jobs are predefined for image reconstruc-
tion of routine thorax and thin slice lung.
Contrast medium IV injection
Start delay exam dependent
Flow rate dependent upon needle size/Access site
Total amount 1 – 2 ml per kg of body weight
* The conversion factor for an 8-week-old,
and a scan range of 100 mm was used.
** The conversion factor for a 7-year-old and a scan
range of 150 mm was used.
Body Weight kV mAs CTDI
w
Effective dose
(mGy) (mSv)
< 25 kg 120 25 1.8 Male: 0.9*
Female: 1.1*
25 – 44 kg 120 45 3.2 Male: 1.4**
Female: 1.6**
45 – 54 kg 120 65 4.6
MPRthick: ChestCombi coronal
Image thickness 3
Distance between images 3
Number of images 60
The 2
nd
reconstruction can be loaded in the 3D Card,
MPR. Select the Range function and a predefined
range, linked to the series, will pop up.
Please notice, if you are not satisfied with the Range
preset adapt the parameters to your needs and link
them to the series.
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