Express Coil MCQA Test

Prerequisites

Table 1. Personnel requirements
Required persons	Preliminary requirements	Procedure	Finalization
1	0 minutes	30 minutes	0 minutes

Table 2. Tools and test equipment
Item	Quantity	Effectivity	Part number	Manufacturer
TL UNIFIED PHANTOM	2	-	5343347	-
LARGE CYLINDRICAL UNIFIED PHANTOM	1	-	5342679	-
HNU Phantom Positioner	1	-	5344844	-
HNU Pad	1	-	5343909	-
AA Strap	2	-	5344672 and 5344673	-

Table 3. Required conditions
Condition	Reference	Effectivity
The appropriate coil configuration file must be installed to run this tool.	-	-
If installing the coil for the first time in a system, please refer to Auto Coil Install .	-	-

Connect the HNA cable as shown inFigure 1.

Figure 1. Connecting the HNA Coil
Position the HNA and the phantoms as shown in Figure 2 and Figure 3. Make sure to use the phantom positioner and that the HNU pad is underneath the phantoms.

Figure 2. Positioning the Phantom and the HNA 1

Figure 3. Positioning the Phantom and the HNA 2
Landmark on the HNA coil marking as shown in Figure 4

Figure 4. Landmarking Coil
Perform Multi-Coil Quality Assurance Tool to check SNR.

Take note of which Test# and which Sig_Img failed(if any). To determine which coil/s has issue, refer to the matrix below.

Remove the anterior part from HNA coil, connect the HNA adapter, keep the phantom set as same as before, as shown in Figure 5.

Figure 5. Positioning the Phantom and the HNA adapter
Landmark on the center of blue latch as show inFigure 6.

Figure 6. Landmarking Coil
Perform the Multi-Coil Quality Assurance Toolprocedure.
Take note of which Test# and which Sig_Img failed(if any). To determine which coil/s has issue, refer to the matrix below

Table 5. Coil Issue Identification Table
Test# Sig_Img Coil with Issue
1 1 HNA
1 2 HNA
1 3 HNA
1 4 HNA
1 5 HNA
1 6 HNA
Remove the HNA so the AA can be connected.

Connect the AA cable as shown in Figure 7.

Figure 7. Connecting the AA Coil
Position the Phantoms on the cradle between markers 3 and 4. Make sure that the space between the phantoms are aligned with the line between 3 and 4. Place the AA coil on top of the phantoms. Center it as shown in Figure 8.

Figure 8. Positioning the Phantom and the AA Coil 1

Figure 9. Positioning the Phantom and the AA Coil 2
Wrap the strap as shown in Figure 10.

Figure 10. Wrapping the coil
Landmark on the AA coil marking as shown in Figure 11.

Figure 11. Landmarking Coil
Perform the Multi-Coil Quality Assurance Tool procedure.
Take note of which Test# and which Sig_Img failed(if any). To determine which coil/s has issue, refer to the matrix below.

Table 6. Coil Issue Identification Table
Test# Sig_Img Coil with Issue
1 1 AA
1 2 AA
1 3 AA
1 4 AA
1 5 PA
1 6 PA
1 7 PA
1 8 PA
2 1 PA
2 2 PA
2 3 PA
2 4 PA
2 5 PA
2 6 PA
3 1 AA
3 2 AA
3 3 AA
3 4 AA
3 5 PA
3 6 PA
3 7 PA
3 8 PA
4 1 PA
4 2 PA
4 3 PA
4 4 PA
4 5 PA
4 6 PA
Remove the AA Coil.

No finalization steps.