Specific Anatomic Region	Kidney
Application	R/O renal or ureteral calculus
Author	Fishman EK
Reference Source	Personal communication
Scanner Used	Siemens Somatom Plus-4
Injection Rate	No contrast used
Contrast Volume and Type	N/A
Area Scanned	From midportion T-12 to midportion of symphysis
Scan Delay	None
Length of Spiral (time)	Up to 40sec
Slice Thickness	3mm
Table Speed/Pitch	6mm/sec
Reconstruction Interval	3mm
3D Technique Used	None usually
Comment: Reformatting of data into oblique planes may better define the location of a stone in difficult cases. I prefer 3mm sections for this application.