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Low dose abdomen/pelvis
Courtesy of Doctor Barrau, Radiology Department, Centre Cardiologique du Nord, Saint-Denis, France
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Findings
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Patient presented a normal exam.
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Coronal and axial slices showing image quality at 1.6 mSv dose
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Acquisition
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Scanner: DiscoveryTM CT750 HD
CT acquisition:
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kV/mA: 120/40 mAs
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Coverage 450 mm
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Recon: HD & ASIR
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DLP: 106 mGy.cm (1.6 mSv)
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Contrast injection parameters:
Phase injection: 30 ml of iodine contrast at 3 cc/sec & 30 ml of saline flush at 3 cc/sec
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Conclusion
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CT750 HD reduces dose dramatically while providing a good image quality on this abdomen/pelvis exam
Gemstone Imaging Chain and ASIR are key in this dose reduction process
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About CCN
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The Centre Cardiologique du Nord (CCN) clinic has 182 beds and is specialized in cardio-vascular disease and perform also oncology studies. The centre performs 3000 cardio-vascular surgical procedures and 1600 angioplasties per year. CCN has been a pioneer in cardiovascular CT since 1999, and continues to optimize acquisition and processing techniques to make these procedures more efficient. They recently have installed the CT750 HD, that allows them to reach a new standard of image quality while reducing the dose.
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