Mount
Head Coil
Tray Mount
8 Channel 'birdcage'
(with optional in-
bore screen)
OR
Screen Mount
8 Channel Siemens*,
OR
General Electric* or
Desktop Base
Philips* models
12 Channel Siemens
20 Channel Siemens
(32 channel bottom)
32 Channel Siemens
* currently there is no replacement first surface mirror available for this head coil
The mounts are pictured in Figure 7-11 with the Tray Mount for the Siemens family of
scanners on the left, configured for use with the 32 channel head coil (see also Figure 7-12 left
and top). The Screen Mount attached to a custom-built screen is pictured in the middle image
of in Figure 7-11, and the Siemens Allegra short bore mount appears in the rightmost image.
The Desktop Base is pictured in Figure 7-1.
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Long Range Mount Installation
2005-2010 SR Research Ltd.
Binocular
Possible
Unlikely –head
coil top casts
shadow
Possible
Possible
No
Table 4. Head coils and mount positions
Mount Positions
End of Bore
-camera centered
End of Bore
-camera centered or off to one side
End of Bore
-camera centered or off to one side
End of Bore
-camera centered or off to one side
End of Bore
-camera off to one side