Table 2. CT angiography protocol for upper extremity pathologies.

Parameter	Details
Position	Extremity of interest over the head with the palm ventral and fingers extended and straightened (whenever possible)
Scan range	Carina to fingertips
Delayed scan	Just above elbow to fingertips
Trigger	Bolus tracking, trigger at aortic arch (180 HU) or manual trigger immediately at opacification of brachial artery in mid arm
Contrast agent	Iopamidol 370 mg/mL (Bracco Diagnostic, Princeton, NJ), preferably inject in the non-affected extremity
Amount and rate	100–125 mL at 5 cc/s
Saline flush	40 mL at 4 cc/s
Slice thickness	1 mm with 0.7 mm reconstruction interval
Window width/window level	600/80
Pitch	Variable

Reprinted with permission from (5).