1.5T HD 8-Channel Foot Ankle Coil MCQA Test Setup

Prerequisites

Coils do not ship with phantoms. Phantoms come in a Unified Phantom Set with the MR system.

1 Legacy Phantom Setup

Follow this process to prepare for the automated SNR (Signal-to-Noise) Test using the 1.5T HD 8-Channel Foot Ankle Coil by Invivo (M3340CD).

Procedure

  1. Place the baseplate of the coil on the table:
    1. Lock the baseplate (shown below) to ensure the coil is centered on the table.

      Figure 1. Locking Baseplate

    2. Insert the phantom as shown below.

      Figure 2. Inserting Phantom

  2. Place the coil on the baseplate, and connect the coil to Port A on the Hypertronics Connector in the Low Profile Carriage Assembly (LPCA) as shown.

    Figure 3. Hypertronics Connector

  3. Establish the landmark on the top of the coil as shown and Advance to Scan.

    Figure 4. Landmark Position of Coil

  4. Run the Multi-Coil Quality Assurance Tool.

2 Unified Phantom Setup

Follow this process to prepare for the automated SNR (Signal-to-Noise) test using the 1.5T HD 8-Channel Foot Ankle Coil by Invivo (M3340CD).

Procedure

  1. Place the Foot Ankle Coil baseplate on the table as shown.

    Figure 5. Foot Ankle Coil Baseplate on Table

  2. Place the Small, Cylindrical Unified Phantom horizontally and the Cubical Unified Phantom vertically, and fix the phantom to the baseplate using the Velcro® as shown.

    Figure 6. Cubical Unified Phantom on Baseplate

  3. Cover the baseplate with the coil.

    Figure 7. Coil Over Baseplate

  4. Connect the Foot Ankle Coil to Port A of the system LPCA, and landmark the coil at the crossmark on the coil handle.
    1. Press Advance to Scan.
    2. Run the Multi-Coil Quality Assurance Tool.

    Figure 8. Crossmark on Coil Handle

  5. After the test is completed, carefully remove the cubical then the cylindrical phantom from the baseplate to avoid damage to either phantom.

3 What to do next

Finalization

No finalization steps.