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Table 1 Multi-detector row CT parameters

From: Evaluation of the bronchial arteries: normal findings, hypertrophy and embolization in patients with hemoptysis

Parameters - Multi-detector row CT for bronchial artery evaluation

Volume of interest

Supraclavicular regions to L2 (level of renal arteries)

Tube voltage

80–120 kV

Tube current

90–140 mA

Collimation

64 × 0.6 mm

Pitch

1.2–1.5

Contrast material

 Volume

100–120 mL

 Concentration

350 mg/mL

 Injection rate

3–4 mL/s

  1. Suggested multi-detector row CT parameters for bronchial artery evaluation