Abdominal Pelvic CT Without Injection and Portal Phase Protocol: Guide for Radiology Techs

This video is a guide for radiology techs on protocols for an abdominal pelvic CT scan without injection and a portal phase CT. It shows a real exam, providing clinical and technical guidance.

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In this video, we will walk you through an AP CT scan without injection and a portal phase CT, step by step, from patient reception and positioning to checking out the patient and everything in between.

The objective of this video: Share knowledge and practices with rad techs.

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Chapters:
00:00 Patient Reception and Positioning, and Injector Preparation for Portal Phase CT
1:35 Abdominal Pelvic CT Protocol Selection and Acquisition
2:26 Slices Box Placement for First AP CT Acquisition
2:59 Reconstruction Filters for AP CT
3:51 Slices Box Placement for Portal Phase Injection Acquisition
4:18 Adding a Time-Delay for Injection to the Start of the Portal Phase Scan
4:41 Reconstruction Filters for Portal Phase CT
4:53 Programming the Injector
5:53 Multiplanar Reconstructions

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Please note that the practices shared are not necessarily the only best practices for performing this procedure. For all procedures you perform, you should refer to the protocols adopted by your facility.

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