Table 3: Non-contrast CT chest protocol for pulmonary metastatic assessment.

Volumetric noncontrast CT of the chest is performed and reconstructed as contiguous 1–3 mm axial, sagittal, and coronal images and 10 mm axial and coronal MIP images.

Name	Coverage	Slice thickness	Contrast phase	Reformat planes/types/ reconstruction kernel	Comment
CT Chest Without Contrast	Thoracic inlet through the upper abdomen	3 mm	Non-contrast	Axial, sagittal, coronal (soft tissue and lung kernals) 10 mm axial and coronal MIP reconstruction (lung kernal)