Specific Anatomic Region	Abdominal Aorta
Application	Suspected aneurysm or dissection
Author	Fishman EK et al.
Reference Source	Personal communication
Scanner Used	Siemens Somatom Plus-4
Injection Rate	3cc/sec
Contrast Volume and Type	120-150cc
Area Scanned	From diaphragm to symphysis
Scan Delay	30sec
Length of Spiral (time)	35-40sec
Slice Thickness	3mm
Table Speed/Pitch	6mm/sec or pitch of 2
Reconstruction Interval	3mm
3D Technique Used	Volume rendering
Comment: Virtual angioscopy may be helpful in these cases. In older patients or in patients with decreased cardiac function we add an additional 5-10 sec delay.