SIGNA™ Hero 3.0T Service Methods
5852800-8EN Revision 1.0
Object ID: 00000018WHA30AE62GYZ
Topic ID: id_2001480 Version: 9.0
Date: Nov 3, 2021 4:04:25 PM

Calibrating grafidy

Prerequisites


Personnel requirements
Required persons	Preliminary requirements	Procedure	Finalization
1	-	2 hours	5 minutes


Tools and test equipment
Item	Quantity	Part number	Manufacturer
3.0T Grafidy Kit with P-Port Cable	1	5135527-6	-
Service Filler Panel	1	5344577	-
Service Foam Positioner	1	5554839	-


Replacement parts
Item	Quantity	Part number	Manufacturer
3.0T RF Coil Assembly	1	5135514-2	-


Required conditions
DQA (Grad Cal/IsoVector2) tool within specification. See DQA calibration.
Shim within specification for rough shim.	-	-


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.

Warning

Poisonous substance

The phantom contains cupric sulfate (CuSO4), a poisonous substance.

Do not ingest. Dispose of hazardous waste according to state and federal regulations.

About this task

Disclaimer: Depending on your service agreement, not all service tools, diagnostics, and utilities referenced in this document may be accessible. Contact your sales person for information on available service license packages.

Grafidy adjusts and compensates short, long, and very long time constant eddy currents for both linear and B0 terms. Use the Grafidy procedure to perform eddy current compensation. Grafidy should be run in auto mode first. If auto mode fails to bring any of the terms into specification, manual mode can be used.

Grafidy uses a dedicated pulse sequence, six-channel fixture, and Grafidy software. The Grafidy P-port connector plugs into the P2 port for transmit/receive. No additional fixtures or cables are needed.

This tool simplifies setting up the calibration and collects data from all six coils simultaneously.

Table 1.

Auto mode - The Grafidy tool is initially run in auto mode.
Manual mode - When doing this procedure, if auto mode does not bring all the terms into specification (still red in the Result/Area table). Note: If VLONG, LONG or SHORT terms are failing, manual mode should be run to bring the VLONG mode into specification.