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MRI System Operation
6.1 Quality Phantoms
Appropriate load phantoms are delivered with the RF Coils:
Mouse load phantom (part number: Q8091204)
Rat load phantom (option, part number: Q8091238)
The mouse load phantom should be used for all mouse RF Coils, and the rat load
phantom for all rat RF Coils.
Ensure that the air bubble is trapped on the top of the phantom between the air bubble
stop and the cap of the phantom. Hold the phantom almost horizontal and rotate it such
that the air bubble can travel through a little gap between the wall of the phantom and the
air bubble stop. When the air bubble has completely entered the space between the air
bubble stop and the cap rotate the phantom by 180° such that the little gap between the
air bubble stop and the wall of the phantom in now pointing to the downside.
Figure 6.1: Mouse load phantom. Trap the air bubble at the top position of the phantom.
6.2 Placing the Phantoms
The phantoms are placed on the animal beds in a well-defined position in order to deliver
reproducible results. To achieve this, all animal beds except the mouse body bed have
dedicated phantom holders. An example for the rat load phantom holder on the rat body
animal bed is shown in Figure 6.2.
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