Table 1 Technical parameters required for multidetector-row computed tomography
From: Preoperative multidetector-row computed tomography scan staging for lymphatic gastric cancer spread
Pre-contrast phase thickness | 3.75 mm |
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Arterial phase thickness | 2.5 mm |
Portal phase thickness | 2.5 mm |
Pitch | 1.25 |
Rotation time | 0.5 seconds |
Contrast | 2 ml/kg at 3.5 ml/second |
Arterial phase with smart prep, venous phase at 70 seconds | |
Reconstructions on sagittal and coronal planes | |