Musculoskeletal Clinical Gallery
Aquilion PRIME VeloCT Upgrade
SEMAR, Hip Replacement
Aquilion PRIME VeloCT
67-year-old male, unilateral hip replacement post-surgery status. A pelvic CT scan was performed with SEMAR (Single Energy Metal Artifact Reduction). Multiplanar Reconstruction (MPR) and 3D Volume Rendered demonstrate images with reduced metal artifact, it allows the physicians to evaluate the prosthesis positioning as well as the tissues in the surrounding areas.
View Scan Parameters| Scan Mode | Wide Volume |
| Collimation | 0.5 mm x 80 |
| kVp | 120 |
| mAs | 40 |
| Rotation Time | 0.5 s |
| Scan Range | 262.0 mm |
| Dose Reduction | |
| Metal Artifact Reduction | SEMAR |
| CTDIvol | 4.03 mGy |
| DLP | 105.7 mGy·cm |
Knee Fracture
Aquilion PRIME VeloCT
55-year-old female, trauma. A CT scan of the knee was performed and demonstrates a tibial plateau fracture.
View Scan Parameters| Scan Mode | Wide-Volume |
| Collimation | 0.5 mm x 80 |
| kVp | 120 |
| mAs | 40 |
| Rotation Time | 0.5 |
| Scan Range | 150.5 mm |
| Dose Reduction | |
| CTDIvol | 3.42 mGy |
| DLP | 51.6 mGy•cm |
