Chest - Pneumonia
Pneumonia seen in these MPR images of this 49-year-old man with shortness of breath and BMI 25.4
Courtesy South Coast Radiology Qld, Australia
View Scan Parameters| Scan Mode | Ultra Helical |
| Collimation | 0.5 mm × 80 |
| kVp | 120 |
| mAs | SUREExposure |
| Rotation Time | 0.35 s |
| Scan Range | 409 mm |
| Dose Reduction | AiCE |
| CTDIvol | 4.5 mGy |
| DLP | 204.4 mGy·cm |
| Effective Dose | 2.9 mSv |
| k-factor | 0.014 (AAPM Report 96) |
Chest – Calcified Nodule
82-year-old man, follow up chest CT demonstrates a calcified lung nodule in the right lung
Courtesy South Coast Radiology Qld, Australia
View Scan Parameters| Scan Mode | Ultra Helical |
| Collimation | 0.5 mm × 80 |
| kVp | 120 |
| mAs | SUREExposure |
| Rotation Time | 0.35 s |
| Scan Range | 364.5 mm |
| Dose Reduction | AiCE |
| CTDIvol | 5.2 mGy |
| DLP | 214 mGy·cm |
| Effective Dose | 3.0 mSv |
| k-factor | 0.014 (AAPM Report 96) |
Pulmonary CTA – Iodine Mapping SCT
Iodine maps demonstrate blood flow to the lungs.
Courtesy South Coast Radiology Qld, Australia
View Scan Parameters| Scan Mode | Ultra Helical |
| Collimation | 0.5 mm × 80 |
| kVp | 100 |
| mAs | SUREExposure |
| Rotation Time | 0.35 s |
| Scan Range | 280 mm × 2 |
| Dose Reduction | AiCE |
| CTDIvol | 3.7 mGy |
| DLP | 120.4 mGy·cm |
| Effective Dose | 1.7 mSv |
| k-factor | 0.014 (AAPM Report 96) |
Rib Fractures
51-year-old woman with prior fall. Global Illumination rendering provides excellent depiction of multiple rib fractures
Courtesy South Coast Radiology Qld, Australia
View Scan Parameters| Scan Mode | Ultra Helical |
| Collimation | 0.5 mm × 80 |
| kVp | 120 |
| mAs | SUREExposure |
| Rotation Time | 0.35 s |
| Scan Range | 376 mm |
| Dose Reduction | AiCE |
| CTDIvol | 2.9 mGy |
| DLP | 123.5 mGy·cm |
| Effective Dose | 1.7 mSv |
| k-factor | 0.014 (AAPM Report 96) |
Portal Abdomen
Low noise, excellent image quality in this portal phase abdomen scan
Courtesy South Coast Radiology Qld, Australia
View Scan Parameters| Scan Mode | Ultra Helical |
| Collimation | 0.5 mm × 80 |
| kVp | 120 |
| mAs | SUREExposure |
| Rotation Time | 0.5 s |
| Scan Range | 424 mm |
| Dose Reduction | AiCE |
| CTDIvol | 7.2 mGy |
| DLP | 335.3 mGy·cm |
| Effective Dose | 5.0 mSv |
| k-factor | 0.015 (AAPM Report 96) |
Multi Phase Abdomen – Iodine Mapping SCT
Iodine maps with every multi phase abdomen exam. Contrast boost improves contrast conspicuity
Courtesy South Coast Radiology Qld, Australia
View Scan Parameters| Scan Mode | Ultra Helical |
| Collimation | 0.5 mm × 80 |
| kVp | 120 |
| mAs | SUREExposure |
| Rotation Time | 0.5 s |
| Scan Range | 344, 344, 512 mm |
| Dose Reduction | AiCE |
| CTDIvol | 13.3, 13.3, 14 mGy |
| DLP | 516.5, 516.5, 777.9 mGy·cm (AAPM Report 96) |
Aorta CTA + SEMAR
SEMAR removes artifacts from the stent graft in this CTA of the abdominal aorta
Courtesy Hakujyuji Hospital, Japan
View Scan Parameters| Scan Mode | Ultra Helical |
| Collimation | 0.5 mm × 80 |
| kVp | 120 |
| mAs | SUREExposure |
| Rotation Time | 0.5 s |
| Dose Reduction | AiCE |
| CTDIvol | 7.9 mGy |
| DLP | 550.3 mGy·cm |
| Effective Dose | 8 mSv |
| k-factor | 0.0145 (AAPM Report 96) |
Lumbar Spine
High quality soft tissue and bone reconstructions with AiCE
Courtesy South Coast Radiology Qld, Australia
View Scan Parameters| Scan Mode | Ultra Helical |
| Collimation | 0.5 mm × 80 |
| kVp | 120 |
| mAs | SUREExposure |
| Rotation Time | 0.5 s |
| Scan Range | 321 mm |
| Dose Reduction | AiCE |
| CTDIvol | 14 mGy |
| DLP | 507.4 mGy·cm |
| Effective Dose | 7.6 mSv |
| k-factor | 0.015 (AAPM Report 96) |
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