Specific Anatomic Region	Spleen
Application	R/O splenic infarct
Author	Urban BA et al.
Reference Source	Helical CT of the spleen. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 1998 Apr; 170(4): 997-1003.
Scanner Used	Siemens Somatom Plus 4
Injection Rate	2cc/sec
Contrast Volume and Type	100cc Omnipaque 350
Area Scanned	Entire span of spleen
Scan Delay	50sec
Length of Spiral (time)	20-30sec
Slice Thickness	5mm
Table Speed/Pitch	5mm/sec
Reconstruction Interval	5mm
3D Technique Used	None
Comment: Due to the dual blood supply of the spleen scans are not obtained early so that a 'pseudolesion' will not occur.