Installing RF Coils

Please follow the safety aspects listed below when handling RF coils.

NOTICE
The RF coils and the sample can easily be damaged.
  1. Never install RF coils with damaged housing or damaged cables.
  1. Before any of the coils for MR experiments is used, ensure always that all plugs of the RF coil configuration are connected properly.
  1. Handle RF coils with great care.
  1. Avoid each kind of mechanical influence mirrors (bumps or shakes), which could damage to the RF coils.
  1. Take great care to avoid liquids entering the coil housing.
  1. Do not overwind the tuning or matching rods.
  1. Ensure that the sample is safe and firmly placed, and will not be damaged when inserting in or removing out of the magnet.
  1. Be particularly circumspect when mounting RF coils on living animals.

 

NOTICE
The receive-only coils can easily be damaged, if they are not properly connected to the socket(s) or used with the wrong coil configuration.
  1. Ensure that coils inside the transmission coil are correctly connected to the socket.
  1. Ensure that the correct coil configuration is selected.
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