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Amy Donley
Tue. 15 Aug.17,
21:17
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'Thinking about getting into MRI'
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| Thinking about getting into MRI |
I work in radiology and thinking about cross training into MRI. I reviewed the anatomy book and yes it looks like a lot of information in a short period of time. What is your experiences in the field? Fun? Too challenging? And tell me about the physics......thanks
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Antonio Dominin
Mon. 14 Aug.17,
00:03
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'MRI Safety w VNS Lead Still In Body'
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| MRI Safety w VNS Lead Still In Body |
Hello Everyone!rn:-)rnrnPlease forgive me in advance for making any newbie mistakes here. I am new and appreciate your kind correction of any errors that I might make.rnrnI am a patient with many, many illnesses. In 2006, I was in the deepest depths of depression and could not see any other way to treat it, other than the newly approved (then) Vagus Nerve Stimulator (VNS) for depression.rnrnNeedless to say, it did not help at all and, after over 2 years of VNS therapy, my doctor and I agreed to turn it off. (It makes the neck muscles move when it is stimulating the vagus nerve, which can get annoying after a while.)rnrnWhen I got the VNS implanted, I was told that I would never be able to have an MRI done, except with special equipment, called a transmit & receive coil. This wasn't a problem because my hospital, Olympia Medical Center, here in Los Angeles, had one of these.rnrnHowever when they upgraded their equipment in the years following my implant, they no longer had a transmit & receive coil for the new machine, and I could not find any place in LA that did have this coil.rnrnNow, since I have so many illnesses in my life, the possibility that I will need an MRI in the future is great. Therefore, I called and spoke with the assistant of the Neurosurgeon at USC Keck Medical Center that implants VNS, and he could therefore remove the VNS.rnrnHowever, the assistant said that, while he could remove the VNS device itself, he would probably have to leave the lead to the vagus nerve in the body because of it's attachment to the nerve has probably grown in at this point.rnrnMy question is this: Will I be able to safely have MRIs in the future with this lead still in my body? At this point, I am thinking that I might have to have MRIs of my brain (Parkinson’s disease, exotropia), wrist (Carpal Tunnel Syndrome), C-spine (prior to doing occipital nerve blocks). Do you have any other comments or suggestions on my situation?rnrnThank you very much for your kindest consideration of my post. I look forward to hearing back from you, and I will await your replies. rnrnBest regards,rnrn~Antonio Dominionrn:-)
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Arnold Somereville
Sun. 23 Apr.17,
18:06
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'GE 8 channel Body Coil Artifact'
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| GE 8 channel Body Coil Artifact |
Have a GE 1.5T HDxt. Problem: experiencing symmetric artifacts in abdominal images. Artifact seen in most anterior images: Some are rectangular in appearance, another reminds me of a plastic knife. All patients are changed in gowns/pants prior to entry into MRI suite. The body coil in question has been changed 3 times but the artifact remains. I suspect this is a hardware reconstruction issue, however, the engineer thinks it is operator error. I have run this sequence with and without options. This is an SSFSE, breath hold sequence. Has anyone encountered this issue?
 MRI Abdomen 8 channel body coil
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Clifford Thornton
Thu. 30 Jun.16,
17:48
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| Max. SAR per second - Whole Body (Normal, 1st Controlled, 2nd Control) |
Hello fellow imaging technologists & professionals!
I'm involved in the development of a new type of cardiovascular medical device.
This device employs MRI technology/scans to power, guide, and control the medical devices and their active elements.
I conducted some research into the following question, "How much x-ray energy is allowed within a human every sec from a MRI machine?"
With regards to SAR rates, I understand that these are the upper-limits for the various settings for a full-body scan:
Normal setting: Whole body SAR - 2
1st Level Controlled: Whole body SAR - 4
2nd Level Controlled: Whole body SAR - >4
Would you agree with these calculations that I performed, and if not, why? And what would be a better way to calculate this?
For WHOLE BODY SAR:
-SO IF IN NORMAL MODE FOR MRI, THE MAX. ALLOWABLE SAR IS "2" OVER A 6 MIN. PERIOD, THEN
-6 MIN. = 360 SECONDS
-2 / 360 = 0.00555
FOR 1ST LEVEL CONTROLLED:
-SO IF IN 1ST LEVEL CONTROLLED FOR MRI, THE MAX. ALLOWABLE SAR IS "4" OVER A 6 MIN. PERIOD, THEN
-6 MIN. = 360 SECONDS
-4/ 360 = 0.01111
Other questions -- What is the difference between normal setting, 1st conrolled and 2nd controlled?
What is the clinical purpose of these various settings?
Any insights that you would be willing to share in regards to the above would be greatly appreciated!
I was trained and registred as a diagnostic echocardiographer, specializing in cardiovascular ultrasound, therefore I need help with MRI information/specifications. I am now focusing on the medical device field, but this technology/device happens to be highly dependent on MRI technology.
Any help from the group would be greatly appreciated!!
Thanks & regards,
Clifford Thornton
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Haris Jeelani
Mon. 1 Jun.15,
15:53
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'Solutions for MRI book by Prof. Nishimura'
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| Solutions for MRI book by Prof. Nishimura |
Hello Everyone,
Has anyone of you solved problems from the book "The Principles of MRI" by Prof. Dwight Nishimura?
Best Regards
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