BODY CT PROTOCOL DESIGN


 
Neuro
 
● CT head
● CT C/T/L spine
 
● Noncontrast head CT should be acquired prior to IV contrast administration, in order to optimize detection of intracranial hemorrhage
● CT of the thoracic and lumbar spine can be acquired as a single helical acquisition along with CT of the chest, abdomen, and pelvis in order to minimize radiation
 
Chest, abdomen, pelvis
C
1. Arterial phase of chest
A P
2. Venous phase of abdomen and pelvis
A P
3. (If indicated) ± Delayed phase of abdomen and pelvis
● To look for contrast extravasation in suspected kidney/bladder injury
 
Window and level settings
Bone
Width 2000
Level 300
 Soft tissue
Width 400
Level 40
 Lung
Width 1600
Level -600
 
BROUGHT TO YOU BY:          MY-LINH NGUYEN, MD            KRISTIN PORTER, MD, PHD          PAMELA JOHNSON, MD
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