1.5T Breast Array Coil Setup for MCQA or SNR Test

Prerequisites

Table 1. Personnel requirements
Required persons	Preliminary requirements	Procedure	Finalization
1	Not Applicable	30 minutes	Not Applicable

Table 2. Tools and test equipment
Item	Quantity	Effectivity	Part number	Manufacturer
10 cm Spherical Unified Phantom	2	Unified phantom set	46-317586G1	-
Unified Phantom Positioner	1	Unified phantom set	5343432	-

Table 3. Required conditions
Condition	Reference	Effectivity
For HDx, HDxt, and HDe, install the following coil configuration names to run this tool: `HDBreastServ`, `HDBreastRtServ`, and `HDBreastLtServe`.	-	-
For Discovery MR450 and Optima MR450w, use the following pre-installed coil configuration names to run this tool: `HDBreastRight` and `HDBreastLeft`.	-	-

Follow this procedure to prepare for the automated SNR test using the 1.5T HD Vibrant Breast Array Coil, GE/USAI catalog number M3087JG or M7000FZ.

Note:

Coils do not ship with phantoms. Phantoms come in a unified phantom set with the MR system.

Install the flat filler panel on the GEM table.

Figure 1. Flat Filler Panel on GEM Table
Place the coil on the patient table, and insert the phantom positioner into the coil as shown below.

Figure 2. Phantom Positioner Inserted in Coil

The position of the spherical phantoms from the side of the coil is shown below.

Figure 3. Position of Spherical Phantoms
Place the phantoms on the phantom positioner as shown below, connect the coil to Port A of the LPCA, landmark on the center of the bridge between both chambers, and Advance to Scan.

Figure 4. Landmark on Center of Bridge
Perform MCQA Test, if available. Otherwise, perform Surface Coils SNR Test.

No finalization steps.