Operating instructions

Osteo CT

Patient positioning:

• Set the table height at 125. The gantry tilt will be

available from –22° to +22°.

• Patients should be positioned so they are as parallel

to the patient table as possible. Support the knees to

compensate for lordosis.

• The calibration phantom should be positioned

directly below the target region. Put the Gel-pad bet-

ween the calibration phantom and the patient to

exclude air pockets.

Scanning:

• Typically, one scan each is performed at L1, L2 and

L3 levels. It is recommended to use image comments

L1, L2, L3 prior to scanning. These comments will be

displayed with the Osteo evaluation results.

• Before ending the examination, you can drag & drop

the chronicles to the topogram segment to get the

Topographics, i. e. the cut lines for each vertebra on

the topogram.

• Select the appropriate scan protocol according to the

patient size, i. e. use “OsteoObese” for obese patient.

• Position the cut line of scanning through the middle

of the vertebra, i. e. bi-sector between the angle of the

upper and lower end plate.

• The phantom must be included in the FoV of the

images for evaluation.

• It is recommended to end the exam first, and then

start the Osteo evaluation.