Specific Anatomic Region	Lumbar spine
Application	Evaluate suspected fracture
Author	Fishman EK
Reference Source	Personal Communication
Scanner Used	Siemens Plus4 Volume Zoom
KV / mAs / Time per Rotation (sec)	140/300/1 or 120 / 200 / .5
Detector Collimation (mm)	2.5 or 1
Slice Thickness (mm)	3 or 1.25
Data Reconstruction Interval (mm)	2 or 1
Table Speed (mm per rotation) / Pitch	10/4 or 6 / 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: This provides high spatial resolution at the cost of increased dose. For 3D rendering, maps at a standard abdomen profile (12- Kvp, 165 mAs) are usually good enough. I have also used 1 mm collimation for 3D imaging.