Siemens SOMATOM

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Pelvis
PelvisVol
Indications:
Spiral mode for pelvis studies, e.g. processes of the
prostate, urinary bladder, rectum, gynecological indi-
cations etc.
Two recon jobs are predefined for reconstruction: the
first for axial, the second for coronal studies in 3D
images display view.
For SOMATOM Emotion 16-slice configuration:
A typical range of 20 cm will be covered in 8.94 sec.
For SOMATOM Emotion 6-slice configuration:
A typical range of 20 cm will be covered in 13.11 sec.
Emotion 16 Pelvis 2
nd
reconstr.
kV 130
Effective mAs/
Quality ref. mAs
120
Rotation Time 1.0 sec.
Acquisition 16 x 1.2 mm
Slice collimation 1.2 mm
Slice width 5.0 mm 5.0 mm
Feed/Rotation 28.8 mm
Pitch Factor 1.50
Increment 5.0 mm 5.0 mm
Kernel B41s B41s
CTDI
Vol
13.44 mGy
Effective Dose Male: 5.32 mSv
Female: 9.14 mSv