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Operator Manual – Coils

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1 Introduction 11
1.1 Layout of the operator manual 11
1.2 The current operator manual 11
1.2.1 Product designations in this document 12
2 Safety 15
2.1 General safety information 15
2.2 Coils 15
2.2.1 Effect of antenna 16
2.2.2 RF coils that are not connected 16
2.3 Quality measurement 17
2.4 Measurement phantoms 17
2.4.1 Risk due to aerosol formation 17
2.4.2 Handling and storing 17
2.4.3 Phantom fluid spills 18
3 General information 21
3.1 RF coils 21
3.1.1 Basic principles 21
3.1.2 Coil sockets 21
3.1.3 Attaching RF coils 22
3.1.4 Storing RF coils 25
3.2 Positioning the patient 26
3.2.1 Securing the coil 28
3.3 Positioning without the Head/Neck 16 31
3.3.1 Head First position of the patient 32
3.3.2 Feet First position of the patient 32
3.4 Quality Assurance 32
3.4.1 Quality measurement 33
3.4.2 Performing quality assurance (software) 33
4 Coils 37
4.1 Body coil 37
4.1.1 Description 37
4.1.2 Quality measurement 37
4.2 Head/Neck 16 38
4.2.1 Description 38
4.2.2 Use 39
4.2.3 Quality measurement 40
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4.3 Head/Neck 10 41
4.3.1 Description 41
4.3.2 Use 42
4.3.3 Quality measurement 43
4.4 Spine 18 44
4.4.1 Description 44
4.4.2 Use 45
4.4.3 Quality measurement 47
4.5 Body 6 47
4.5.1 Description 47
4.5.2 Use 48
4.5.3 Quality measurement 50
4.6 Breast 4 51
4.6.1 Description 51
4.6.2 Use 53
4.6.3 Quality measurement 54
4.7 4 Ch BI Breast 55
4.8 Shoulder Small/Large 6 55
4.8.1 Description 55
4.8.2 Use 55
4.8.3 Quality measurement 57
4.9 Wrist 8 57
4.9.1 Description 57
4.9.2 Use 59
4.9.3 Quality measurement 60
4.10 Extremity 12 60
4.10.1 Description 60
4.10.2 Use 61
4.10.3 Quality measurement 63
4.11 Foot/Ankle 10 63
4.11.1 Description 63
4.11.2 Use 63
4.11.3 Quality measurement 65
4.12 Flex Coil Interface 65
4.12.1 Description 65
4.12.2 Connection 66
4.13 Flex Small/Large 4 67
4.13.1 Description 67
4.13.2 Use 68
4.13.3 Quality measurement 70
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4.14 Special Purpose 4 71
4.14.1 Description 71
4.14.2 Use 71
4.14.3 Quality measurement 72
5 Cleaning 73
5.1 Cleaning RF coils and positioning aids 73
6 Accessories 75
6.1 Standard accessories 75
6.1.1 Cushions and positioning aids 75
6.1.2 Set of positioning aids 76
6.2 Coil accessories 77
6.2.1 Head/Neck 10, Head/Neck 16 77
6.2.2 Spine 18 78
6.2.3 Body 6 78
6.2.4 Breast 4 79
6.2.5 Shoulder Small/Large 6 80
6.2.6 Wrist 8 80
6.2.7 Extremity 12 81
6.2.8 Foot/Ankle 10 82
6.2.9 Flex Small/Large 4 82
6.3 Accessories for quality assurance 83
6.3.1 Measurement phantoms 83
6.3.2 Phantom holder 84
7 Appendix: Information about legal
manufacturer 87
Index 89
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