Operating instructions

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Scan and Reconstruction
Concept of Scan Protocols
The scan protocols for adult and children are defined
according to body regions - Head, Neck, Shoulder,
Thorax, Abdomen, Pelvis, Spine, Upper Extremities,
Lower Extremities, Vascular, RT, Specials and
optional Cardiac, PET, SPECT and Private.
The protocols for special applications are defined in the
Application Guide “Clinical Applications 1” and “Clini-
cal Applications 2“ – or in case of Heart View exami-
nations, in the Application Guide “Heart View“.
The general concept is as follows: All protocols without
suffix are standard spiral modes. E.g. “Sinus” means
the spiral mode for the sinus.
The suffixes of the protocol name are follows:
“Routine“: for routine studies
“Seq”: for sequence studies
“Fast“: use a higher pitch for fast acquisition
“ThinSlice“: use a thinner slice collimation
“Combi“: use a thinner and a thicker slice collimation
“05s”: use the rotation time of 0.5 seconds
“042s”: use the rotation time of 0.42 seconds
“037s”: use the rotation time of 0.37 seconds
“UHR“: use a thinner slice width for Ultra High Resolu-
tion studies and a FoV of 300 mm