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PE with ABD/Pel ?
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 Posted: Sun May 20th, 2012 12:20 pm
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janejane64
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Hi!  Im a weekend xray tech and not certified in CT.  Yesterday the ER dr. ordered a  PE protocol along with an abd/pel with contrast.  Is it possible to do this and get good results?  If so how would you set it up?  Thanks



 Posted: Thu May 24th, 2012 02:51 am
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it is easy to do because a PE usually requires data acquisition at 17-20 seconds post injection and abdominal CT for routine studies is often done at 50-70 seconds. Therefore scan the chest for PE and then wait and scan the abdomen
This should be perfect.
elliot



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