Installing RF Coils
For personal safety and material damage reason, please follow the instructions below when handling RF coils.
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The RF coils and the sample can easily be damaged. - •
- Never install RF coils with damaged housing or damaged cables.
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- Connect all RF coils of the configuration to be used before starting the Exam Card in ParaVision and scanning. For safe and appropriate use, the RF coils need to be recognized by the software.
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- Handle RF coils with great care.
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- Avoid each kind of mechanical influence (hits, bumps or shakes). They could damage the RF coil.
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- Take great care to avoid liquids entering the coil housing.
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- Do not overwind the tuning or matching rods.
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- Ensure that the RF coil will not interfere mechanically with the sample when inserting in or removing out of the magnet. This may damage the sample or the RF coil.
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- Be particularly circumspect when mounting RF coils on living animals.
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Receive-only coils are likely to be damaged when not connected to the coil socket(s) or used with a wrong coil configuration. - •
- Ensure that coils inside the transmission coil are correctly connected to the socket.
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- Ensure that the correct coil configuration is selected.
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Further information
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- Magnet mounted Volume Coils
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- Animal Cradle mounted RF Coils
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- MRI CryoProbes
