Specific Anatomic Region	Diaphragm
Application	Rupture/hernia
Author	Fishman EK
Reference Source	Personal communication
Scanner Used	Siemens Somatom Plus 4
Injection Rate	2ml/sec
Contrast Volume and Type	100ml of Omnipaque-350
Area Scanned	3-5cm above to 3-5cm below diaphragm
Scan Delay	40-50sec
Length of Spiral (time)	25-35sec
Slice Thickness	3-5mm
Table Speed/Pitch	5-8mm/sec or a pitch of 1.6
Reconstruction Interval	2-3mm
3D Technique Used	Multiplanar coronal and sagittal images
Comment: The multiplanar images are critical in difficult cases. The sagittal view is especially useful.