Table 3:

Technical parameters for different DSA examinations; protocol 2: diagnostic angiography of cervicocerebral vesselsa

VesselsAortic ArchRICA NeckRICA HeadRICA NeckRICA NeckRVA NeckRVA HeadLICA/NeckLICA HeadLVA NeckLVA Head
ProjectionsAPObliq. LAT biplanebAP/LAT biplaneb3DRAObliq. monoplaneObliq. monoplaneAP/LAT biplanebObliq. LAT biplanebAP/LAT biplanebObliq. monoplaneAP/LAT biplaneb
fps12 and 12 and 125112 and 12 and 12 and 112 and 1
Duration(s)153 and 13 and 741093 and 73 and 13 and 793 and 7
No. of frames151426100109261426926
FOV (cm)3022/2322/2317173022/2322/2322/233022/23
SID104105/107102/99119103105104/99105/104106/100104102/101
(AP/LAT)
kV(p) (AP/LAT)70/–80/7580/7575/–80/–79/–80/7580/7580/7580/–80/75
mAs/f (AP/LAT)31/–20/1673/241.0/–31/–14/–71/2626/1571/2520/–71/27
  • Note:—Obliq. Indicates oblique; RICA, right internal carotid artery; LICA, left internal carotid artery; RVA, right internal vertebral artery; LVA, left internal vertebral artery, 3D RA, 3D rotational angiography; AP, anterior posterior direction; LAT, lateral direction; fps, frames per second; SID, source to image distance (cm); mAs, tube current time product; Al, aluminum; HVL, half-value layer; Cu, copper.

  • a AEC was used. Filtration was 2.9-mm Al HVL and 0.1-mm Cu. The total number of frames was 224 in protocol 1 and 275 in protocol 2. The fluoroscopy time was 5 minutes in both protocols.

  • b The imaging is shown in 2 parts: fast-phase and slow-phase.