RIH CT PEDI MASTOIDITIS

GE LIGHTSPEED PRO 16 PROTOCOL

Position/Landmark
Topogram Direction
Respiratory Phase
Scan Type
KV / mA / Rotation time (sec)
Pitch / Speed (mm/rotation)
Noise Index
Detector width x Rows = Beam
Collimation
Helical Set
Slice Thickness/ Spacing
Algorithm
Recon Destination
Scan Start / End Locations

DFOV
IV Contrast Volume / Type / Rate

Supine head first or feet first

Zero at outer canthus of eye.
Craniocaudal
Any
Helical
120kv / smart mA (100-440) / 0.7sec
.562:1 , 5.62mm
3.80
0.625mm x 16 = 10mm
body
thickness/
recon
recon
part
spacing
algorithm
destination .
1
contrast brain
5mm x 5mm
standard
pacs
2 standard mastoids 2.5mm x 2.5mm
standard
pacs
3
sharp mastoids
2.5mm x 2.5mm
bone+
pacs
brain
mastoids
1cm inferior to skull base
1cm inferior to mastoid tip
skull vertex
1cm superior to petrous bone
25cm
18cm
decrease appropriately
Contrast volume is 1cc per pound of body weight
omni 300
hand injection

Scan Delay
2D/3D Technique Used
Comments: Recon 1 is a 5mm x 5mm helical head ct. Recon 2 is a 2.5mm x 2.5mm standard algorithm of the

mastoids only. Recon 3 is a 2.5mm x 2.5mm bone+ algorithm of the mastoids only. No reformats are needed in this
dedicated mastoiditis study.
Note: An angle parallel to the glabello-meatal line is not needed on the brain recon.
Images required in PACS
Scouts, 5mm x 5mm axial contrast brain, 2.5mm x 2.5mm axial standard
mastoids, 2.5mm x 2.5mm axial sharp mastoids, Dose Report