8/31/2017
Helical 3.75mm x 3.75mm Standard Algorithm
Recon 2: 2.5mm x 2.5mm Standard Algorithm
Recon 3: 0.625mm spacing x 1.25mm thickness Standard Algorithm
Recon 4: 2.5mm x 2.5mm Bone Algorithm
Sag/Cor 2mm x 2mm Reformats from Recon 3
Send recon 2, Recon 4 and Sag/Cor reformats to PACS
TIMING DELAYS FOR CT NECK
DELAY PROGRAMMED ON THE SCANNER: 115 SECONDS
START SCANNER AND INJECTOR SIMULTANEOUSLY.
PROGRAM INJECTOR WITH TWO SEPARATE INJECTIONS (70 ml and 30 ml) WITH A 75 SECOND DELAY BETWEEN INJECTIONS.
INJECTION AMOUNT AND RATE FOR FIRST INJECTION:
70 ml CONTRAST @ 2.5 ml PER SECOND
INJECTION AMOUNT AND RATE FOR SECOND INJECTION:
30 ml CONTRAST @ 2.5 ml PER SECOND
AFTER SECOND INJECTION, TELL PT NOT TO BREATHE OR SWALLOW
SCAN NECK AS PER EXISTING PROTOCOL
THIS TIMING PROTOCOL IS TO REPLACE THE OLD 40 SECOND DELAY THAT WAS IN PLACE PREVIOUSLY.