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MRI System Operation
5.2 Prepare and Run Scans
5.2.1 Introduction
The animal support for the ICON is modular and consists of the basic animal holder
(see section 2.6.1) and exchangeable front pieces; the actual animal beds including
dedicated RF Coils (see section 2.6.2). Every animal bed supports a dedicated
application (i.e. measurement of a dedicated animal, body part) according to
Table 7.1
in
section 7.1 on page 88. Each animal bed is designed to work only with the dedicated
RF Coil.
The animal is prepared and positioned on the animal bed outside the magnet on the
provided animal preparation table. Make sure to connect all required animal life support
and monitoring equipment (optional). Then, the setup is inserted into the magnet.
All animal beds provide an adequate fixation mechanism to position and reposition the
animal during the scans. Tubes for warm water heating are integrated in all animal
beds to prevent hypothermia during anesthesia.
Anesthesia gas is provided by a gas cone incorporated into the front of the animal
bed. Anesthesia scavenging connections for safe removal of anesthetic gases is
provided for every animal bed, too.
Risk of personal injury.
When using narcotic gases (medical gases),
pay attention to the local regulations. In particular you must not exceed the
maximum allowed concentration for medical gases in a laboratory environment.
Carry out appropriate compliance with the regulations;
allow for sufficient fresh air and use extraction system for anesthetic gases.
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