Section V Check of Image Quality 5.1 Check of FOV accuracy 5.1.1 SE sequence (1) Press the PATIENT DATA key to enter the patient name, e and set the patient orientation H, patient's posture & = and coil No. (2)Set the FOV phantom in the center of the QD head receiver coil (in the transverse plane) using the phantom mount, and move it to the center of the magnetic field. (3) Take scanograms in a sagittal and coronal planes. (4) Make sure that the gradient of the phantom with respect to the transverse plane is less than +/-2 deg. Also check that the distance between the center of the phantom and that of the image is less than +/-10 mm. These checkings are to be done by pressing the DIST key to select the image analysis program for measurement of the distance and angle between two points. e (5) Take a scanogram in the transverse plant (6)Check that the rotation of the phantom is within +/-2 deg. fad 3 LEEeMOuss.(7)Set the following scan parameters and position a scan plane at the center of the phantom. For this positioning, set the angle 0 and the positional tolerance 0 +/- 10 ma. SLICE PLANE =: TRS SEQUENCE 2 SE 20/3D + 2D SEQ. No. 23 REPHASE : OFF PHASE DIR. : A-P REJECTION 1 OPP RECTANG, 1 OFF ANTI_WRAP 1 OPP PRESAT. 1 OFF Pov » 260 TR + 200 TE 1 38 THICKNESS : lo MULTI SLICE + 1 ECHO 1 NSA we PROJECTION 1: 256 (8)Make a scan and magnify the central portion of the phantom image with a magnification factor of 2 under the image analysis program for image magnification selected by pressing the MAG button. (9) Measure the distance ¢z and ¢x (in mm) between the centers of the ping in the magnified phantom image. % (Frequency encoding) 5-2 iad LEE-BMo4S9The measurement is to be done using the analysis program No. 42 “FOV C/K. (a)Press the ANALYSIS key, type in "42" and press the ENTER key to select the FOV C/K program. (b)A square frame enclosing the phantom pin pattern is displayed. If the pin pattern is out of the frane, operate the trackball to change the frame size so that the pin pattern fully enters the frame. (c)By pressing the ENTER key, the distance between the centers of the right and left, top and bottom pin patterns and the angle of intersection between the lines drawn between the right and left pins, and between the top and bottom pins are displayed as follows: X(P_ENCD)=000.0 + Inter-pin distance in x direction (in mn) ¥ (SLICE)=##4,* Z(P_ENCD)=000.0 + Inter-pin distance in z direction (in mm) < =000.0 + Angle of intersection # between lines drawn between right and left pins, and between top and bottom pins (in degrees) NOTE : FLENCD : Frequency encoding direction PLENCD ; Phase encoding direction SLICE + Slice direction (to always be displayed with ***,*) 5-3 Ms LaEMo4ss(20) quay (zy aa) qi4) (as) (16) q7) (18) Using the following equation, determine FOV accuracy for each of the Z and X directions: FOV accuracy (%) = (measured distance in mm - 100)/100 x 100 The FOV accuracy should be within the standard value in item 6.5. Write the measured FOV accuracies into the recording sheet. Set the phantom in a sagittal plane and move it to the center of the magnetic field. Take scanograms in a coronal and transverse planes. Check that the gradient of the phantom with respect to the sagittal plane is less than +/-2 deg. Also check that the distance between the center of the phantom and that of the image is less than +/-10 mm. Take a scanogram in the sagittal plane. Make sure that the phantom rotation is less than +/-2 deg. Set the following scan parameters and position a slice plane at the center of the phantom. For this positioning, set the angle, 0 and the positional tolerance 0 +/- 10 mm, 5-4 146 LaE-BMoass(9) (20) (21) (22) SLICE PLANE + SAG SEQUENCE 1 SE 20/3 + 2D SEQ. No. 13 REPHASE t OFF PHASE DIR. 1 ACP REJECTION : OFF ‘RECTANG. 1 OFF ANTI_WRAP : OPP PRESAT. : OFF FOV + 260 TR F200 TE 1 38 ‘THICKNESS + 10 MULTI SLICE a1 ECHO 2 NSA 2 PROJECTION 2 256 Make a scan and magnify the central portion of the phantom image with a magnification factor of 2. Measure the distance ¢y and ¢z (in mm) between the centers of the pins in the magnified phantom image. % (phase encoding) Determine FOV accuracy for each of the ¥ and 2 directions. The FOV accuracy should be within the standard value in item 6.5, 5-5 MT LIEBMOAS(23) (24) (25) (26) (27) (28) (29) write the measured FOV accuracies into the recording sheet. get the phantom in a coronal plane and move it to tne center of the magnetic field. make scanograms in a transverse and sagittal planes- Cheek that the gradient of the phantom with respect to the sagittal plane is less than +/-? deg. and also that the distance between the center of the phantom and that of the image is less than +/-10 mf. ake a scanogram in the corenal plane. Make sure that the phantom rotation is less than +/-? deg. Set the following scan parameters and position a slice plane at the center of the phantom. For this positioning, set the angle 0 and the positional tolerance 0 +/- 10 mm. SbICE PLANE + COR SEQUENCE + SE 20/30 : 2D SEQ. No. 23 REPHASE. 2 OFF PHASE DIR. R-L REJECTION + OFF RECTANG. OFF ANTI_WRAP + OFF PRESAT. orP FOV 2 260 TR 200 : TE 1 38 . ‘THICKNESS #10 MULTI SLICE al ECHO t NSA 2 PROJECTION 1 256 5-6 14s LIENMOASS(30) Make a sean and magnify the central portion of the phantom image with a magnification factor of 2. (31) Measure the distance ¢x and ¢y (in mm) between the centers of the pins in the magnified phantom image. e - X (phase encoding) (32) Determine FOV accuracy for each of the X and ¥ directions. (33) The FOV accuracy should be within the standard value in item 6.5. (34) Write the measured FOV accuracies inte the recording sheet. 2 5-7 (9 LIE-BMOSSI5.1.2 GE sequence (1)With the phantom set in the same manner as for the sequence SE, make scans in the transverse, sagittal and coronal planes with the following scan parameters: SEQUENCE GE 2D/3D : 2D SEQ. No. 2 a REPHASE + OFF REJECTION OFF ° RECTANG. : OFF ANTI_WRAP i OFF PRESAT. i OPP FOV : 260 1 : 300 TE 223 FA : 90 THICKNESS 710 MULTI SLICE eo. ECHO at NSA, #2 PROJECTION : 256 PHASE DIR. for scan in transverse plane : A-P PHASE DIR. for scan in sagittal plane +: A-P PHASE DIR. for scan in coronal plane + RL (2)Similarly to the sequence SE, determine FOV accuracy for each of the planes. (3) The FOV accuracy should be within the standard value in . item 6.5. . (4)Write the measured FOV accuraciegsinto the recording sheet. * 5-8 160 LE DMoess.5.2 Check of distortion (1)Magnify two times the central portion of the phantom image, in the transverse plane through the FOV phantom, which has been taken at step (8) of item §.1 "Check of FOV accuracy" (FOV adjustment for spin echo). (2) Using the analysis program No. 42 “FOV c/k (FOV check program, measure the intersecting angle between the lines drawn between the centers of the right and left pin patterns and top and bottom pin patterns in the phantom image. (3) The intersecting angle @ should be within the standard value in item 6.5. (4)Weite the intersecting angle @ into the recording sheet. (5) Similarly, measure the intersecting angles @ in the first echo images, of the sagittal and coronal planes, which have been taken at steps (19) and (30) in item 5.1 "Check of FOV accuracy", and write them into the recording sheet. se ASL LER-BMOgSS5.3 Signal-to-noise (S/N) ratio 5.3.1 Check of S/N ratio when QOD head receiver coil is used (1)When the §/i ratio is checked using a phantom, it depends upon the temperature of the phantom. If the temperature ef a room where the phantom is stered changes, it takes several hours until the changed room temperature coincides with the phantom temperature. Therefore, for check of the §/N ratio, an adjusting phantom (Ni-solution phantoms) should be left for several hours in the MRI room of which the temperature is set in a range of 20°C to 25°C before the check is to be done. the temperature of the MRI room should preferably be 25°C. Keep the set room temperature as. constant as possible. The temperature variation should desirably be less than +/-1°c. (2) Press the PATIENT DATA key to enter the patient name, and set the patient orientation H, his posture $ and coil No, (3)Place the adjusting phantom (Ni-solution phantom, small) on the head rest. ML Solution phantom No.3 (165 dia.) Lable Abdonon immobilizing matt (20 mm thick) Example phantom setting 5-10 182 LEE-BMOAS yo