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MRI System Operation
Examples for the phantom placement are given for the mouse body animal bed (Figure
6.3) and for the rat body animal bed (Figure 6.4) below.
Figure 6.3: Placement of the mouse load phantom on the mouse body animal bed. The cap (1) of
the phantom rests in the deepening (2) at the end of the animal bed. No phantom holder is needed.
Figure 6.4: Placement of the rat load phantom in the rat body animal bed. First, the phantom holder
(1) is placed in the rat body animal bed. The fins (2) of the phantom holder engage in the deepening
of the animal bed. The phantom cap (3) rests in the deepening of the phantom holder.
Body RF Coils only: After placement of the phantom on the animal bed place the RF Coil
over the phantom and connect the RF cable and tune adapter of the coil and fixate it on
the fixation rod of the basic animal holder. For details please refer to section 5.2.5.2 on
page 73. A final setup for the mouse body animal bed is shown in Figure 6.5.
When finished, insert the setup into the magnet.
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