Head First Position Of The Patient; Feet First Position Of The Patient; Quality Assurance - Siemens Healthineers MAGNETOM Sempra Operator's Manual

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Head First position of the patient

3.3.1
1 Position the back-of-the-head support on the head-heel insert of
the patient table so that it is flush with the edge marking of the
head-heel insert.
2 Position the patient's head on the back-of-the-head support.
3 If needed, insert the lookout mirror holder into the T-shaped
groove on both sides of the patient table.

Feet First position of the patient

3.3.2
The head of the patient is positioned on the back-of-the-head support
located at the foot end of the patient table. The feet of the patient are
positioned on the back side of the head-heel insert.
◆ Position the patient's feet in the corresponding recesses for the
heels on the head-heel insert.
3.4

Quality Assurance

A degraded MR image quality may indicate a malfunctioning RF coil.
A quality measurement is performed for each RF coil to verify
satisfactory operation.
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