Step | Details |
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Patient preparation | See Table 1 |
Patient positioning | See Table 1 |
CT overview scan (scout or topogram) | See Table 1 |
Whole-body CT scan | See Table 1 |
Whole-body PET scan | See Table 1 |
Repositioning | Patient is taken from scanner table and allowed to urinate |
Patient is repositioned head first, prone, on scanner table, with breast positioning device | |
Arms overhead | |
Dedicated PET/CT breast scan | Scan breast region (1 or 2 bed positions) |
No additional contrast material | |
Tube current: 100 mA or low dose* | |
Tube voltage: 130 kV* | |
Slice thickness: 3 mm* | |
Breathing protocol*: normal expiration |
↵* CT parameters adjusted to specific scanner capabilities.