Specific Anatomic Region	Bone
Application	Suspected metastases
Author	Fishman EK
Reference Source	Spiral Evaluation of the Musculoskeletal System (in: Spiral CT: Principles, Techniques and Clinical Applications. Fishman, Jeffrey, eds. 1998)
Scanner Used	Siemens Somatom Plus-4
Injection Rate	N/A
Contrast Volume and Type	N/A
Area Scanned	Generous coverage of area of suspected pathology
Scan Delay	None
Length of Spiral (time)	20-40sec
Slice Thickness	3-5mm
Table Speed/Pitch	3-6mm (usually pitch of 1-1.6)
Reconstruction Interval	2-3mm
3D Technique Used	Volume rendering
Comment: Wide window width/window center may be needed in these cases.(ww 2500 / wl 500)