Specific Anatomic Region	Liver
Application	Differential diagnosis of a liver mass
Author	Fishman EK
Reference Source	Personal Communication
Scanner Used	Siemens Plus4 Volume Zoom
KV / mAs / Time per Rotation (sec)	120/165/.5
Detector Collimation (mm)	2.5
Slice Thickness (mm)	3
Data Reconstruction Interval (mm)	3-5
Table Speed (mm per rotation) / Pitch	12.5/5
Oral Contrast	750 cc of water
IV Contrast Volume and Type	120 cc of Omnipaque 350
Injection Rate	3 cc/sec
Scan Delay (sec)	30 sec arterial & then delayed scans
3D Technique Used	Volume rendering in select cases
Comments: This will require multiple phases of data acquisition which always include arterial and portal phase imaging. Additional delayed phase imaging may be helpful in cases of suspected cholangiocarcinoma.