Operating instructions

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Shoulder

Hints in General

• Topogram: AP, 256 mm.

• Patient positioning:

Patient lying in supine position, the uninjured arm

placed above the head, the injured arm placed ﬂat

against his body. If only one side is under investiga-

tion, position this side in the center and support the

other side with a Bocollo pillow.

• If only one side is examined, it is advisable to enter

the side in the comment line.

• Contrast medium is required for soft tissue mass

evaluation.

• To further optimize MPR image quality we recommend

that you reduce one or more of the following:

collimation, reconstruction increment and slice width

for image reconstruction.