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CT head, neck, split bolus: chest, abdomen and pelvis | CT head, neck, split bolus: chest, abdomen and pelvis | ||
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Neck 0.75 mm axial slices. Sagittal and coronal recons. Body and bone: 1.5 mm with 1.2 mm increment. Sagittal and coronal recons. | |||
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60 ml contrast at 3 ml/s then 60 ml saline at 3 ml/s then 40 ml contrast at 4 ml/s then 40 ml saline at 3 ml/s | 60 ml contrast at 3 ml/s then 60 ml saline at 3 ml/s then 40 ml contrast at 4 ml/s then 40 ml saline at 3 ml/s | ||
Scan at 60 s post contrast | Scan at 60 s post contrast | ||
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CT HNCAP + C | |||
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Revision as of 19:54, 17 April 2018
| Indication | Brief description | Slice thickness and reconstruction kernel | Further details of contrast timing/explanation of what the radiographers do | Abbreviation |
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Major trauma |
CT head, neck, split bolus: chest, abdomen and pelvis |
Neck 0.75 mm axial slices. Sagittal and coronal recons. Body and bone: 1.5 mm with 1.2 mm increment. Sagittal and coronal recons. |
60 ml contrast at 3 ml/s then 60 ml saline at 3 ml/s then 40 ml contrast at 4 ml/s then 40 ml saline at 3 ml/s Scan at 60 s post contrast |
CT HNCAP + C |
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Bladder injury |
CT cystogram, 50 ml water soluble contrast (300 mg/ml) in 500 ml water and instill ~350 ml via catheter, then clamp and scan |
1.5 mm B30f, 1.2 mm increment. |
CT Cystogram |