4 Tips to Solve MRI Service Issues

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4 Tips to Solve MRI Service Issues
By Vikki Harmonay
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• Is your MRI on the blink? Theres nothing worse
  than having to reschedule patients as you contact
  a technician in hopes of getting them out to your
  facility pronto. Before you make that call,
  however, there are quite a few things you can
  troubleshoot yourself before you call an expert.
• The experts at Atlantis Worldwide put together
  this list of common MRI problems and potential
  solutions.

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Is Your MRI Helium Level Low?

• If youre getting alerts about your helium level,
  its one of two issue either no one has been
  monitoring it or theres been a major failure in
  your cooling systems and helium is burning off at
  a fast rate in order to keep up with your
  magnets needs. The quickest solution is to
  schedule a helium fill. Actually, this should be
  scheduled when the helium percentage is in the
  60s. If its in the 40s, act today. One way to
  prevent this in the future is to perform routine
  monitoring or have a remote diagnostic unit
  installed on your MRI Scanner. Ideally, youd
  have someone at your facility check the level
  every single week. A third party can monitor your
  helium level for you and notify you when its
  dropping.

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Are You Experiencing Glitches After a Power
Outage?

• Oftentimes a system will shut down and have
  issues booting up after theres been a lot of
  storm activity in the area. Usually this can be
  resolved by resetting the breakers for the
  section of the building that houses the MRI.
  Sometime it requires you to reset your system
  fully. If that doesnt work, youll have to call
  a technician.

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Are You Experiencing Image Artifacts?

• Usually image artifacts are caused by wear and
  tear to your MRI coils and NOT problems with the
  MRI itself. Coils are pretty easy to repair and
  the turnaround time is fast. Oftentimes youll
  get loaner coils while yours is being repaired.
  To prevent image artifacts, have your coils
  inspected often. If you catch an issue in time,
  its easier to schedule maintenance work when
  your clinic or department isnt so busy.

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Are You Experiencing Heat Exchanger Temperature
Errors?

• When the water pumping through your system isnt
  cool enough, the MRO will lock up and wont allow
  scanning until temperatures reach acceptable
  levels. Its important to know who you should
  contact for assistance. Youll want to look at
  the heat exchanger and see if its LCD display is
  lit. Your model might also have breakers on it so
  be sure to check and see if the breaker is set.
  If the LCD isnt lit and tripping the breaker
  doesnt work, you probably have an issue with
  your component.

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• In that circumstance, contact your MRI service
  group. You can also feel the incoming water line
  and see if it feels like its the same
  temperature as a soda from your own refrigerator.
  If the water feels too warm, the problem is
  probably with your chiller. Thats when you call
  your HVAC vendor.
• You can avoid many of these issues by having
  preventative maintenance performed quarterly. You
  should have both the components and the chiller
  checked at the same time.

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Talk To An Expert

• If youre having issues with your MRI and its
  time for a new one, be sure to talk to the
  experts at Atlantis Worldwide. Many times a used
  or refurbished MRI Scanner will provide you with
  the performance you need, the warranty you want
  and at a price thats kinder to your budget!
  Contact Atlantis Worldwide today.

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6. Free MRI Resources

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