Patients imaged with known abdominal ascites should be imaged with which of the following adjustments made to AEC?

Question

use the plus density setting
decrease in kVp
increase in kVp
use the minus density setting

Answer 1

use the plus density setting

Rationale: Additive pathologies such as ascites, pneumonia, congestive heart failure, edema, and rheumatoid arthritis require an increase in technical factors from the normal patient. Patients imaged with AEC and have known additive pathologies can be imaged by adding the plus density setting.