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70 kV
CTDI_vol: 6 mGy
DLP: 91 mGy*cm
Exposure time: 8 s
Scan length: 150 mm
Rotation time: 0.3 s
HR: < 60 bpm 

• Low-kV imaging even for adults thanks to the large power reserves of the Vectron® X-ray tube
• Low-kV imaging helps reduce radiation and contrast media dose
• Cinematic VRTs
• Curved MPRs of the main coronaries
• MIP view of RCA and LAD 

_{Courtesy of Clinica Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain}

Calcium Scoring

90 kV
CTDI_vol: 2.23 mGy
DLP: 31 mGy*cm 

Adaptive Cardio Spiral 

120 kV
CTDI_vol: 35.5 mGy
DLP: 572 mGy*cm
Exposure time: 7 s
Scan length: 165 mm
Rotation time: 0.3 s
HR: approx. 63 bpm 

• Retrospective acquisition with Cardio BestPhase for optimal phase reconstruction
• Cinematic VRTs
• Automated curved MPR for the main coronaries and Calcium Scoring thanks to Recon&GO

_{Courtesy of Clinica Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain}

COVID-19 Assessment

100 kV
Scan time: 2 s
Scan length: 311 mm
Pitch: 1.2
Rotation time: 0.3 s
CTDI_vol: 5.15 mGy
DLP: 156 mGy*cm

• High scan speed makes the exam easier for patients who cannot cope well with long breath-hold times
• Cinematic VRT slabs
• 1 mm MPRs in different orientations

_{Courtesy of Clinica Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain}

70 kV
CTDI_vol: 2.03 mGy
DLP: 52 mGy*cm
Exposure time: 1.08 s
Scan length: 220 mm

• 11-year-old patient
• Optimize dose distribution and special modulation curves through CARE Dose4D
• 1 mm MPRs

_{Courtesy of Clinica Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain}

Sn140 kV
CTDI_vol: 0.24 mGy
DLP: 8 mGy*cm
Scan length: 325 mm
Exposure time: 3.1 s

• Follow-up of a solitary pulmonary micronodule
• Exceptionally low dose levels, comparable to conventional X-ray, with Tin Filter
• 22 mm MIPs
• 1 mm axial MPR

_{Courtesy of University Hospital Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany}

AuSn120 kV
CTDI_vol: 5.52 mGy
DLP: 188 mGy*cm
Exposure time: 9.8 s
Scan length: 356 mm
Rotation time: 0.3 s
Pitch: 0.3

• Automatic generation of iodine maps and Monoenergetic reconstructions
• Monoenergetic reconstruction at 40 keV for enhanced iodine contrast, axial MPR 3 mm and MIP 50 mm

_{Courtesy of Clinica Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain}

Sn100 kV
CTDI_vol: 0.43 mGy
DLP: 4 mGy*cm
Exposure time: 5.7 s
Scan length: 109 mm

• 2 mm MPRs coronal and axial
• Sinusitis patient, preoperative study
• Exceptionally low dose levels, comparable to conventional X-ray, with Tin Filter

_{Courtesy of University Hospital Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany}

Tin Filter

Sn130 kV
CTDI_vol: 25.48 mGy
DLP: 22 mGy*cm
Exposure time: 6 s
Rotation time: 1 s
Pitch: 0.85

• Improved spatial resolution thanks to the combination of:

1. 0.6 x 0.7 (IEC) flying focal spot unique with the Vectron® X-ray tube
2. Increased detector density of the StellarInfinity detector with 840 channels per row

• 0.6 mm MPR bilateral, axial and coronal reconstruction

_{Courtesy of University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland}

120 kV
CTDI_vol: 40.07 mGy
DLP: 732 mGy*cm

Perfusion

70 kV
CTDI_vol: 158.11 mGy
DLP: 1,887 mGy*cm
Rotation time: 0.3 s 

• Entire supratentorial brain coverage with Flex 4D Spiral
• Low-dose techniques such as 70 kV available thanks to the large power reserves of the Vectron® X- ray tube
• Assess perfusion results including penumbra quantification with Auto-Stroke directly at the scanner console

_{Courtesy of University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland}

Carotid CTA

90 kV
CTDI_vol: 7.07 mGy
DLP: 282 mGy*cm
Rotation time: 0.3 s
Scan length: 40 cm

• The high power reserves of the Vectron® X-ray tube allow low-kV imaging with optimal image quality even in high-attenuation areas like the shoulders
• Low-kV imaging helps reduce radiation and contrast media dose
• Bone-removed MIP automatically reconstructed with Recon&GO
• Curved MPR of left internal carotid, 1 mm

_{Courtesy of University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland}

Spectral CT examination
TwinSpiral

80 kV / Sn150
CTDI_vol: 37 mGy
DLP: 659 mGy*cm
Exposure time: 35 s
Scan length: 186 mm

• TwinSpiral supports assessing the presence of iodine deposits, not present in the virtual noncontrast
• Coronal MPR of a follow-up examination demonstrating that the hyperdense areas were correctly associated to iodine deposits after intervention

_{Courtesy of University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland}

90 kV / Sn150 kV
CTDI_vol: 16.65 mGy
DLP: 417 mGy*cm
Exposure time: 12 s
Pitch: 0.6 (each)
Rotation time: 0.5 s (each)

• TwinSpiral Dual Energy helps distinguish blood bruises within the bone marrow
• By filtering out the high energies with Tin Filter, TwinSpiral Dual Energy provides optimal spectral separation in bone marrow and no dose penalty

_{Courtesy of University Hospital Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany}

Arterial

100 kV
CTDI_vol: 27.7 mGy
DLP: 1,450 mGy*cm
Exposure time: 15.71 s
Scan length: 533 mm
Rotation time: 0.5 s

• The large power reserves of the Vectron® X-ray tube and the 82 cm bore make imaging possible for the most challenging cases
• HD field of view extends reconstructions up to 82 cm
• Cinematic VRT
• 8 mm MIP

_{Courtesy of University Hospital Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany}

TwinBeam Dual Energy

AuSn120 kV
CTDI_vol: 8.06 mGy
DLP: 547 mGy*cm
Exposure time: 18 s
Scan length: 689 mm
Rotation time: 0.3 s
Pitch: 0.3

• Rich quantitative information with no dose penalty thanks to TwinBeam Dual Energy
• Go beyond HU and quantify iodine uptake in one phase
• Reduce metal artifacts with iMAR (iterative Metal Artifact Reduction), a proven high-end iterative algorithm

_{Courtesy of University Hospital Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany}