Express Coil: Posterior Array Coil Troubleshooting

The following tips can be used to troubleshoot common problems with the Express Posterior Array Coil troubleshooting.

1 Receiving No Signal

  • Problem: You are unable to pre-scan or are scanning, yet receiving no signal, and receiving part of signal from coil elements.

  • Possible Solution: Refer to the following steps.

  1. Verify that the system has correctly detected the coil by checking in the “Currently Connected” in the GUI to select coils in Rx as shown in Illustration 1.

    Figure 1. Currently Connected Coils Window In The Scan Screen

2 Image Quality

  • Problem: Poor IQ, shaded images, MC Bias Failure or if MCQA fails

  • Possible Solution: Refer to the following steps.

  1. · Perform the MCQA Test for all the Modes.
  2. Replace the Cradle as per Cradle Replacement Procedure, if it fails the MCQA Test.

3 Finalization

No finalization steps.