SIGNA MR355 / SIGNA MR360
Service Manual
5856356-3EN Revision 5.0
Basic Service Documentation. Copyright General Electric Company.
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Topic ID: id_2006879 Version: 2.9
Date: Dec 17, 2020 2:58:38 PM

Configuring Imaging Protocol Manager (IPM)

Prerequisites

Table 1. Personnel requirements
Required persons	Preliminary requirements	Procedure	Finalization
1	Not Applicable	1.5 hours	Not Applicable

Note: You will work in tandem with the IPM Device Registration User, who will complete the necessary steps in the IPM application while you perform corresponding steps in the MR scanner. The IPM Project Manager will provide the information you need to complete procedures on the scanner. For details, see section Assemble prerequisites in the IPM Service Manual (DOC2432496 for IDAM deployments) or Onboarding preparation in the IPM Service Manual (DOC2090972 for UOM deployments).


Required conditions
MR System InSite checked out with correct model type: FE and OLC
MR System should have been added to IPM Cloud: Healthcare cloud admin
Customer should have the IPM Credentials: user ID, password and IPM configuration URL
Proxy IP address/port# to connect to Internet: Customer IT support
Domain Name Service (DNS) Server IP addresses, if applicable: Customer IT support
SSL certificates related information from customer IT in case such a security protocol is used at site


Safety
Before working in any GE Healthcare MR suite or performing any GE Healthcare service procedure, you must: Have read and understood all hazard conditions and safety requirements in the latest revision of the GE Healthcare MR Service Safety Manual (5452735). Have successfully completed all relevant GE Healthcare Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) courses (or for non-GE employees, equivalent workplace training courses). Comply with all site-specific training and workplace safety requirements. If you have any safety concerns at any time, do not begin work or immediately stop work and move to a safe location. Immediately contact your supervisor or site safety officer for instructions on how to proceed.

About this task

Imaging Protocol Manager (IPM) is a cloud-based protocol management software solution that helps to maintain and standardize CT and MR protocols at a centralized location by creating protocol libraries, standardizing imaging workflow, identifying protocol variation, improving adherence to protocol compliance set up by the clinical practice to meet regulatory requirement, and achieving improved quality of care, operational efficiency, and optimized patient experience.

There are two parts to the service documentation for this feature:

MR System: This manual covers the procedures performed on the MR scanner to connect it to the IPM application on the cloud
IPM application: Imaging Protocol Manager Service Manuals cover procedures performed on the IPM application to connect it to the MR scanner. Search in the SIMS Content Viewer for these documents: DOC2090972 for UOM deployments; DOC2432496 for IDAM deployments.

Important: If this is your first time connecting IPM to an imaging device, we strongly recommend you work with an experienced Remote Technical Engineer or IPM Support engineer. Confer with the IPM Project Manager to determine the best support strategy for performing this procedure, including guidance on a collaboration tool to use such as Microsoft Teams meetings or remote engineering sessions.

Figure 1. Connectivity architecture scanner to cloud - typical hospital network

Protocol import/export criteria

Only site protocols are available to be exported or imported through the IPM application. The whole protocol (directory) is considered as a unit and is transferred during the pull/push operation. Embedded images in protocol notes are also transferred as part of the protocol.

Compatibility checkers on the cloud and on the device check equality for fields such as grad coil and field strength before pushing and committing the protocol. When a new protocol from the device is imported into IPM on the cloud, it is assigned a unique identifier based on the timestamp and its MAC address. When a protocol is sent to the device from IPM, it also is given a unique identifier. The scanner must be InSite checked out to enable registering with the cloud.

General IPM workflow on the scanner

Register: Registers scanners into the organization registry.
Pull: Imports protocols to the cloud library from multi-modality scanners (CT or MR) and allow basic editing.
Publish: Views protocol(s) and publishes them as Published Protocol for the fleet of same scanners.
Distribute: Distributes protocols to scanners throughout the hospitals within the organization.

To verify that you are connected, go to Check scanner-IPM network connectivity.