Pediatric Thorax

Thorax Seq HR

RangeHR < 35 kg
AuthorSiemens Medical Systems
Reference SourcePersonal Communication
Scanner UsedSiemens Somatom Plus-4 Volume Zoom
ModeSequence
kV / mAs120 / 30
Scan Time / Rot. Time0.75 / 0.75
Slice Mode / Slice / Coll. SliceVAR / 1 / 0.5
Feed / RotNA
PitchNA
Feed / Scan1
Cycle Time3
Topo pos. / DirectionNA / cr-ca
Recon Incr.NA
Kernel B70s
FOV380
WindowLung
Comment:
  • If 35-55 kg, use 50 mAs
  • If > 55 kg, use 80 mAs