SPIRAL CT OF THE ABDOMEN - REGION COVERAGE WITH A 24-SECOND BREATH-HOLD

被引:9
作者
POLGER, M [1 ]
SELTZER, SE [1 ]
SILVERMAN, SG [1 ]
机构
[1] BRIGHAM & WOMENS HOSP, DEPT RADIOL, 75 FRANCIS ST, BOSTON, MA 02115 USA
来源
ABDOMINAL IMAGING | 1994年 / 19卷 / 03期
关键词
ABDOMEN; DIAGNOSIS; CT; SPIRAL TECHNIQUE;
D O I
10.1007/BF00203509
中图分类号
R57 [消化系及腹部疾病];
学科分类号
摘要
A retrospective review of 75 spiral CT examinations of the abdomen was performed to assess: (1) patient's ability to sustain a 24-s breath-hold, and (2) the proportion of targeted regions or organs that were completely imaged at different table feed speeds. Seventy of 72 patients sustained a 24-s breath-hold without motion artifact. Region coverage depended on the prescribed table feed speed and length of exposure. With a fixed exposure time, there was a tradeoff between the volume of tissue that could be imaged and the slice collimation.
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