NEURO
Brain
HFS · AXIAL
CHEST
Chest
FFS · AXIAL
ABDOMEN
Abdomen
FFS · AXIAL
Pelvis
FFS · AXIAL
Abd & Pelvis
FFS · AXIAL
KUB
DELAYED +C
3φ
Liver Triphasic
TRIPHASIC · SMART PREP
SPINE
C
C-Spine
HFS · AXIAL
L
L-Spine
HFS · AXIAL
VASCULAR / SPECIAL
PE
ANGIO · BOLUS TRACK
Pan-scan
TRAUMA · NECK–PELVIS
PROTOCOL SELECTION
SERIES NAME
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SETUP › SCOUT › PLAN › SCAN › +C › DONE
Patient Orientation
Patient in Gantry — Observation Window
[!] ORIENTATION MISMATCH
AP Scout — Triphasic Planning
ART: --–--mm VEN: --–--mm DEL: --–--mm
Lateral Scout — Triphasic Planning
■ ARTERIAL ■ VENOUS ■ DELAYED
ACQUIRING SCOUTS
SERIES
SCOUT AP + LAT
STATUS
SCANNING
kV
120
mA
80
AP Scout
TOP: -- mm   BOT: -- mm   W: -- mm
Lateral Scout
TOP: -- mm   BOT: -- mm   W: -- mm
— WITHOUT CONTRAST
SERIES
W/O
STATUS
SCANNING
kV
120
mAs
300
PE — Axial Scout · Scroll to find PA level · Note slice ID → enter in Smart Prep
SCROLL WHEEL or drag slider Slice: Ie.---.-- Level: -- mm
Slice Browser
DRAG SLIDER SUP→INF
ANATOMY GUIDE
Apex → upper slices
■ PA visible ~mid chest
Diaphragm → lower
PE — Axial Scout · Scroll to find PA slice · then click SMART PREP
Yellow line = monitoring slice level
Smart Prep Settings
Monitoring Slice No.
HU Threshold
HU
Dynamic Mode
OFF = PE  ·  ON = Liver / Aorta
STATUS
READY — set slice then ACCEPT
PE — Step 1: Plan mid-chest (T3→Diaphragm) · Enter scan delay · then extend box to Apex→Diaphragm
Drag corner/edge handles to reposition box · AP and Lateral linked
Delay Calculation
Local Exposure Time (fixed)
sec
Original Scan Delay
← time to HU>100 from monitoring
sec
Total Delay = local + scan (floor)
-- sec
Contrast Volume
mL
Flow Rate
mL/s
PE — Monitoring Shot · Plain Scan — No Contrast
This is a plain localisation scan — no contrast injection required
Scan Parameters
SERIES
PE — Axial Monitoring Shot
PURPOSE
Single axial image at pulmonary artery level.
Used to place ROI for Smart Prep bolus tracking.
CONTRAST
NONE — Plain scan
kV / mAs
120 kV · 50 mAs
Cannula Check — Observation Window
CANNULA: —
Contrast Injection Parameters
PRE-INJECTION CHECK
CONTRAST VOLUME
mL
FLOW RATE
mL/s
SCAN DELAY
sec
Injection Duration:—
Syringe:INACTIVE
— WITH CONTRAST
SYRINGE
STANDBY
SERIES
—
STATUS
SCANNING
VOLUME
— mL
FLOW
— mL/s
Smart Prep — Coronal Scout · Drag line to set axial slice level
CLICK or DRAG to set trigger level · Level: not set
ROI Settings
HU THRESHOLD
HU
TRIGGER LEVEL
-- mm
Monitoring Slice — Level: -- mm · Place ROI on Descending Aorta, then click MONITOR PHASE
kV 120 · mAs 50 · ROI: not placed — click on image to place
Monitor Phase — ROI on Descending Aorta · Confirm → Move Table → Start Scan + Injector
ROI locked from previous step · ROI: placed · Confirm → Move Table → Start Scan + Injector
HU Tracking
HU --
THRESHOLD: 150 HU
LIVER TRIPHASIC — DELAYED PHASE
WAITING FOR DELAYED PHASE
PHASE
DELAYED
STATUS
WAITING
ELAPSED
0s
TARGET
~10 min
KUB — EXCRETORY PHASE
10-MINUTE DELAY — CONTRAST EXCRETION
PHASE
EXCRETORY
STATUS
WAITING
ELAPSED
0s
TARGET
10 min
SYSTEM READY HFS Built by Suhaib Shdefat · Source · MIT License