Siemens SOMATOM

196
Head
SinusVol
Indications:
Spiral mode for axial and coronal paranasal sinuses
studies, e.g. sinusitis, mucocele, polyposis, tumor, cor-
rections etc.
Three recon jobs are predefined for reconstruction: the
first for axial bone structure and the second for the
coronal soft tissue in 3D images display view and the
third for the coronal bone structure in 3D images dis-
play view.
For SOMATOM Emotion 16-slice configuration:
A range of 80 mm will be covered in 12.42 sec.
For SOMATOM Emotion 6-slice configuration:
A range of 80 mm will be covered in 17.69 sec.
Emotion 16 Sinus 2
nd
recon.
3
d
recon.
kV 130
Effective mAs/
Quality ref. mAs
35
Rotation Time 1.0 sec.
Acquisition 16 x 0.6 mm
Slice collimation 0.6 mm
Slice width 5.0 mm 3.0 mm 3.0 mm
Feed/Rotation 7.7 mm
Pitch Factor 0.80
Increment 5.0 mm 3.0 mm 3.0 mm
Kernel H70s H30s H60s
CTDI
Vol
9.31 mGy
Effective dose Male: 0.32 mSv
Female: 0.36 mSv