Specific Anatomic Region	Superior Mesenteric Vein
Application	Vascular map and patency
Author	Graf O et al.
Reference Source	AJR 1997; 168:1209-1213
Scanner Used	GE HiSpeed Advantage
Injection Rate	4ml/sec
Contrast Volume and Type	160ml of Omnipaque 300
Area Scanned	From 2cm above celiac axis origin to 2cm below the uncinate process.
Scan Delay	18sec arterial / 60sec venous
Length of Spiral (time)	30sec
Slice Thickness	3mm
Table Speed/Pitch	1.3 pitch
Reconstruction Interval	1mm
3D Technique Used	Shaded surface; MIP
Comment: In this study 54 of 57 cases were of satisfactory quality. CT was accurate for SMV patency.