CT MUSCUSKLETAL

• Positioning for Shoulder/ Scapula

  Patient supine, affected arms at side, opposite arm above head
• Positioning for Wrist and Elbow

  Patient prone, affected arm over head and extended; arm oblique. Alternative: Patient supine, arm at side.
• Positioning for Hip or Femur

  Patient supine, legs flat on table (no cushion or wedge under knees)
• Positioning for Knees (Tibial Plateau) and Ankles (Distal Tibia)

  Patient supine, legs flat on table, feet taped together
• What is the window settings for all protocols in musculoskeletal?

  2500ww/500wl (bone)
• DFOV of Hip or femur

  ~30 cm
• DFOV of Scapula/ shoulder

  ~25 cm
• DFOV of Knees (Tibial Plateau)

  ~20 cm
• DFOV of Ankle (distal tibia)

  ~16 cm
• DFOV of Wrist

  ~10
• DFOV of elbow

  ~15 cm
• START and END location of Hip/Femur

  start: above sacroiliac joints

  end: ~4cm below lesser trochanters
• START and END location of Knees (Tibial plateau)

  start: above patella

  end: below fibular head
• START and END location of Ankle (Distal tibia)

  start: above tibial plafond

  end: through calcaneus
• START and END location of wrist

  start: proximal to distal radioulnar joint

  end: proximal metacarpals
• START and END location of elbow

  start: above elbow joint

  end: radial tuberosity
• Scouts for all Musculoskeletal protocols is?

  AP LATERAL
• SCAN PLANE FOR ALL MUSCULOSKELETAL PROTOCOLS

  HELICAL