Scanner User Manual

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Table Of Contents

User Documentation
Scan and Reconstruction
- Concept of Scan Protocols
- Scan Set Up
- Scan Modes
- Slice Collimation and Slice Width
  - Slice Collimation and Slice Width for Spiral Mode and HR Spiral Mode
  - Slice Collimation and Slice Width for Sequence Mode and HR Sequence Mode
- Increment
- Pitch
- Window values
- Kernels
- Image Filters
- Improved Head Imaging
Dose Information
- CTDIW and CTDIVol
- Effective mAs
- CARE Dose
  - How does CARE Dose work?
Workflow Information
- Recon Jobs
- Examination Job Status
- Auto Load in 3D and Post- processing Presets
- How to Create your own Scan Protocols
  - Edit/Save Scan Protocol
  - Scan Protocol Manager
- Contrast Medium
Application Information
- SOMATOM life
- Image Converter
- File Browser
- Patient Protocol
Head
- Overview
- Hints in General
  - Head Kernels
- HeadRoutine
- HeadSeq
- InnerEarHR
- InnerEarHRSeq
- Sinus
- SinusSeq
- Orbita
- Dental
Neck
- Overview
- Hints in General
  - Body Kernels
- Neck
Shoulder
- Overview
- Hints in General
  - Body Kernels
- Shoulder
Thorax
- Overview
- Hints in General
  - Body Kernels
- ThoraxRoutine/ ThoraxRoutine08s
- ThoraxFast
- ThoraxHRSeq
- LungLowDose
Abdomen
- Overview
- Hints in General
  - Body Kernels
- AbdomenRoutine/ AbdomenRoutine08s
- AbdomenFast
- AbdMultiPhase/ AbdMultiPhase08s
- AbdomenSeq
Pelvis
- Overview
- Hints in General
  - Body Kernels
- Pelvis
- Hip
- SI_Joints
Spine
- Overview
- Hints in General
  - Body Kernels
- C-Spine
- C-SpineSeq
- Spine
- SpineSeq
- Osteo
Upper Extremities
- Overview
- Hints in General
  - Body Kernels
- WristHR
- ExtrRoutineHR
Lower Extremities
- Overview
- Hints in General
  - Body Kernels
- KneeHR
- FootHR
- ExtrRoutineHR
Vascular
- Overview
- Hints in General
  - Head Kernels
  - Body Kernels
- HeadAngio/HeadAngio08s
- CarotidAngio/CarotidAngio08s
- ThorAngio/ThorAngio08s
- Embolism
- BodyAngioRoutine/ BodyAngioRoutine08s
- BodyAngioFast
Specials
- Overview
- Trauma
  - The Basics
- PolyTrauma
- HeadTrauma
- Interventional CT
- Biopsy
- TestBolus
Children
- Overview
- Hints in General
  - Head Kernels
  - Body Kernels
- HeadRoutine_Baby
- HeadRoutine_Child
- HeadSeq_Baby
- HeadSeq_Child
- InnerEar
- SinusOrbi
- Neck
- ThoraxRoutine_Baby
- ThoraxRoutine_Child
- ThoraxHRSeq_Baby
- ThoraxHRSeq_Child
- Abdomen_Baby
- Abdomen_Child
- Spine_Baby
- Spine_Child
- ExtrHR_Baby
- ExtrHR_Child
- HeadAngio
- HeadAngio08s
- CarotidAngio
- CarotidAngio08s
- BodyAngio
- BodyAngio08s
- NeonateBody
syngo 3D
- Multi Planar Reconstruction (MPR)
- Maximum Intensity Projection (MIP)
- Shaded Surface Display (SSD)
- Volume Rendering Technique (VRT)
- Prerequisites
- Workflow
- Workflow for a CT Extremity Examination
- Workflow for a CT Angiography
  - Using MIP/MIP Thin
  - Using VRT/VRT Thin/Clip
- Hints in General
syngo Fly Through
- Key Features
- Prerequisites
- The Basics for CT Virtual Endoscopy
- Workflow
  - Navigation of the Endoscopic Volume
  - Fly Path Planning
syngo Dental CT
- The Basics
- Scan Protocols
- Additional Important Information
syngo Osteo CT
- The Basics
- Scanning Procedure
- Configuration
- Evaluation Workflow
- Additional Important Information
syngo Volume Evaluation
- Prerequisites
- Workflow
- General Hints
- Configuration
- Prerequisites
- Workflow
- General Hints
syngo Dynamic Evaluation

Contents

User Documentation 14

Scan and Reconstruction 16

• Concept of Scan Protocols 16

• Scan Set Up 17

• Scan Modes 18

- Sequential Scanning 18

- Spiral Scanning 18

- Dynamic Serioscan 18

• Slice Collimation and Slice Width 19

- Slice Collimation and Slice Width for

Spiral Mode and HR Spiral Mode 20

- Slice Collimation and Slice Width for

Sequence Mode and HR Sequence Mode 20

• Increment 21

• Pitch 22

• Window values 23

• Kernels 24

• Image Filters 25

• Improved Head Imaging 27

Dose Information 28

• CTDI

and CTDI

Vol

• Effective mAs 30

• CARE Dose 32

- How does CARE Dose work? 32

Workflow Information 36

• Recon Jobs 36

• Examination Job Status 37

• Auto Load in 3D and Post-processing

Presets 38

• How to Create your own

Scan Protocols 39

- Edit/Save Scan Protocol 39

- Scan Protocol Manager 40

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