BIOPAC Systems MP150 Operator's Manual

Physiological Monitoring System in MRI
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This manual provides a short guidance for using the BIOPAC MP150 physiological monitoring system and
it's accompanied software Acknowledge during an MRI acquisition. For additional information, visit the
BIOPAC online manuals at http://www.biopac.com/. The catalog names of the products in the ENU are
provided in this manual.

General:

1. Usage of BIOPAC system should be included in the researcher's Helsinki approval.
2. Before using the BIOPAC system a short training should be coordinated with the units' peripheral
equipment responsible – Assaf (email:
3. The researcher is responsible to operate the system in accordance with safety guidelines and return
the equipment clean and organized at the end of the experiment.
4. The researcher should save all BIOPAC files to an external storage device.
The MR-compatible cables and lead wires can cause subject heating or burn if not
used properly.
To minimize the risk of RF current burns:
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Do not coil or twist leads, simply run parallel to the subject and the bore, up to the point of subject
attachment, where the leads make a right angle to be attached to the point of interest. Looped, braided
or twisted leads pick up RF energy, resulting in current induction and increased localized heating.
- Keep the length of lead wires within the scanner bore to a minimum.
- Wires should be shielded.
Never use custom wire or leads that are not MRI safe!
Operator's Manual for
ELSC Neuroimaging Unit (ENU)
assaf.yohalashet@mail.huji.ac.il

Safety Guidelines

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