Ground Glass Opacity
A ground glass opacity is seen the lungs. PIQE provides excellent sharpness at 4x image zoom without loss of detail.
View Scan Parameters| Scan Mode | Ultra Helical |
| Collimation | 0.5 mm x 80 |
| kVp | 120 |
| mAs | SUREExposure 3D |
| Rotation Time | 0.5s |
| Scan Range | 620mm |
| Dose Reduction | PIQE 1024 |
| CTDIvol | 3.7mGy |
| DLP | 246.7mGy.cm |
| Effective Dose | 3.4mSv |
| k-factor | 0.014 (AAPM Report 96) |
Cystic Lung Disease
With PIQE the cysts are seen in excellent detail in this patient with cystic lung disease.
View Scan Parameters| Scan Mode | Ultra Helical |
| Collimation | 0.5 mm x 80 |
| kVp | 120 |
| mAs | SUREExposure 3D |
| Rotation Time | 0.5s |
| Scan Range | 666mm |
| Dose Reduction | PIQE 1024 |
| CTDIvol | 3.5mGy |
| DLP | 132.7mGy.cm |
| Effective Dose | 1.9mSv |
| k-factor | 0.014 (AAPM Report 96) |
Fibrosis
With PIQE the fibrosis is seen in excellent detail compared to Hybrid iterative Reconstruction and deep learning reconstruction.
View Scan Parameters| Scan Mode | Ultra Helical |
| Collimation | 0.5 mm x 80 |
| kVp | 120 |
| mAs | SUREExposure 3D |
| Rotation Time | 0.5s |
| Scan Range | 636mm |
| Dose Reduction | PIQE 1024 |
| CTDIvol | 4.6mGy |
| DLP | 308.9mGy.cm |
| Effective Dose | 4.3mSv |
| k-factor | 0.014 (AAPM Report 96) |
