Scanner User Manual

Vascular
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Hints
• CARE Bolus may be used to optimize the bolus tim-
ing.
• Set the ROI for monitoring scan in the aortic arch
with triggering threshold of 120 HU, or use manual
triggering.
• High quality 2D & 3D post-processing can be
achieved using a thin slice thickness and 50% over-
lap in image reconstruction.
• MPR Thick and MIP Thin images can be created very
quickly on the 3D card by just clicking on the appro-
priate icons. The thickness of these reconstructed
images can be defined by clicking on the icons with
the right mouse to open the entry field.
Contrast medium IV injection
Start delay 15 sec.
Flow rate 4 ml/sec.
Total amount 90 ml
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