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
Legacy Phantom Kit	1	Legacy phantom set	2412129	-
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.

Position the coil on the table as shown below.

Figure 1. Coil Positioning
Position the phantom in the coil base as shown below.

Figure 2. Phantom Positioning
Landmark on the coil crosshairs.

Figure 3. Landmarking Coil
Perform MCQA Test, if available. Otherwise, perform Surface Coils SNR Test.

Place the coil on the patient table, and insert the phantom positioner into the coil as shown below.

Figure 4. Phantom Positioner Inserted in Coil

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

Figure 5. 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 6. Landmark on Center of Bridge
Perform MCQA Test, if available. Otherwise, perform Surface Coils SNR Test.

No finalization steps.