Specific Anatomic Region	Lung Parenchyma
Application	R/O lung metastases
Author	Fishman EK
Reference Source	Personal Communication
Scanner Used	Siemens Plus4 Volume Zoom
KV / mAs / Time per Rotation (sec)	140/120/.5
Detector Collimation (mm)	2.5
Slice Thickness (mm)	3 or 5
Data Reconstruction Interval (mm)	3 or 5
Table Speed (mm per rotation) / Pitch	15.0/6
Oral Contrast	N/A
IV Contrast Volume and Type	N/A
Injection Rate	N/A
Scan Delay (sec)	N/A
3D Technique Used	N/A
Comments: Some people feel that a routine chest screen is fine, with 5 mm collimation at 5 mm intervals. Some feel that IV contrast should be used to make it easier to exclude adenopathy. Volume display in 3D decreases false positive rate!