Jiangsu Magspin Instrument Co.

, Ltd
Building G, No. 299, Yuyang Road,
Kunshan, Jiangsu, P.R China
Telephone: +86-512-36690067
JiangSu Magspin Instrument Co., Ltd Facsimile: +86-512-36690053

ARMOUS Extremity MRI System

Site Requirements Manual
1. Safety Requirements

In order to prevent occurrence of accident to personnel entering the magnetic field, and also to avoid
interference to the MRI system, restricted areas must be established.

1.1. Personnel wearing pacemaker, biological stimulator, nerve stimulator and any other MRI
incompatible devices not stated herein is strictly forbidden to enter the area where the magnetic
field is greater than 5Gauss。Ferromagnetic materials such as blade, knife, pen, key, oxygen
bottle, wheelchair, coin, tools, etc. is also strictly forbidden to enter the 5 Gauss area which is
defined as a cubic space of 2.4m × 2.4m × 2.4m measured from the iso-center of the system see
Fig 1., otherwise unforeseen personal injuries and damages to the system will occur.

B (Gauss)
5 Gauss

Fig 1. Definition and dimensions of the 5 Gauss line restricted space in mm.

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 Jiangsu Magspin Instrument Co., Ltd
Building G, No. 299, Yuyang Road,
Kunshan, Jiangsu, P.R China
Telephone: +86-512-36690067
JiangSu Magspin Instrument Co., Ltd Facsimile: +86-512-36690053

2. Space Requirements

2.1. The recommended space requirements for the ARMOUS MRI system is detailed in Table 1. Fig
2. displayed a possible room layout and Table 2. detailed the key item as indicated in Fig 2.

Table 1.

1. Recommended size of RF shield room (length*width*height) 6m × 4m × 3m

2. Recommended size of RF shield room door (width*height) 0.8m × 2m

3. Recommended size for observation window (width*height) 1.2m × 0.8m

4. The distance between the observation window base to the flooring 0.8m

5. Recommended size of operation room (length*width*height) 2m × 4m × 3m

6. Recommended size of control room (length*width*height) 2m × 2m × 3m

7. Recommended size of control room door (lwidth*height) 0.8m × 2m × 3m

Fig 2. A possible room layout for the installation of the ARMOUS MRI system. Dimensions are in
mm.
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 Jiangsu Magspin Instrument Co., Ltd
Building G, No. 299, Yuyang Road,
Kunshan, Jiangsu, P.R China
Telephone: +86-512-36690067
JiangSu Magspin Instrument Co., Ltd Facsimile: +86-512-36690053

Table 2.

1 ARMOUS MRI System (Weight: 3000 Kg)

2 Patient Chair (Weight: 135 Kg)

3 Voltage Regulator Cabinet (Weight: 450 Kg)

4 System Control Cabinet (Weight: 500 Kg)

5 Operator Console

6 Penetration Panel Unit

7 380VAC (3-Phase), 50Hz, 30 amp (min) distribution box

8 RF Door (minimum door opening 800(W) ×2000(H) mm)

9 Observation Window

10 Dedicated 220VAC, 50Hz

11 Dedicated internet line

12 Door to control room (minimum door opening 800(W) ×2000(H) mm)

2.2. ** Note: The recommended space requirements is only for reference. Actual room space can be
smaller. A site inspection is required to determine if the available site space permits installation
of the ARMOUS MRI system. Before site inspection, it is highly recommended to have the site
floor plan make available to Magspin.

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 Jiangsu Magspin Instrument Co., Ltd
Building G, No. 299, Yuyang Road,
Kunshan, Jiangsu, P.R China
Telephone: +86-512-36690067
JiangSu Magspin Instrument Co., Ltd Facsimile: +86-512-36690053

3. RF Shield Room Flooring Requirements

3.1. The maximum weight of the ARMOUS MRI system is 3000Kg and the system contact surface
area to the flooring is 0.32m2. Floor bearing capacity where the RF shield room is situated should
be no less than 0.1Mpa. Flooring must be substantially leveled so that the iso-center of the
magnet is perpendicular to the floor, the flooring gradient should be less than or equal to 2mm.

3.2. Within a 4 m2 (2m×2m) flooring where the system is positioned, this floor area should be
lowered in by at least a 30cm depth and backfilled with C20 type concrete with no reinforced
structure, see Fig 3.

3.3. To ensure adequate movement of the patient chair, the minimum space area for the patient chair
is 2m×1.5m

Iso-center of
the magnet

Iso-center of the
magnet to the floor
should be
perpendicular

(a)

(b)

Fig 3. (a) Definition of the 2m×2m flooring area. Center of the area is taken from the iso-center of
the magnet. (b) Definition of lower in this area by 30cm and backfilled with C20 type concrete with
no reinforced structure.
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 Jiangsu Magspin Instrument Co., Ltd
Building G, No. 299, Yuyang Road,
Kunshan, Jiangsu, P.R China
Telephone: +86-512-36690067
JiangSu Magspin Instrument Co., Ltd Facsimile: +86-512-36690053

4. Environment Requirements

4.1. The width of the transportation pathway within the site must be ≥2m.
4.2. The height of the transportation pathway within the site must be ≥3m.
4.3. The gradient of the transportation pathway within the site must be ≤7.
4.4. The floor bearing of the transportation pathway within the site must be ≥ 0.1Mpa.
4.5. The temperature of the RF shield room should be controlled at 20 -26℃ and the humidity should
be controlled at 40%-60%.
4.6. If there is any MRI device nearby, the 5G lines of the two MRI devices should not be overlapped.
4.7. The strong magnetic field of the MRI will cause interference and/or damages to the surrounding
equipment and/or materials, which is vice versa as well. The specific restrictions that is strictly
forbidden to enter different Gauss space (definite as a spherical space) are detailed in Table 3.

Table 3.
Spherical space centered at the iso-
Gauss (G) Restricted Equipment and/or Materials
center of the magnet with radius r

Moving metal objects, such as: vehicle、

crane、forklift、elevator、mobile
r = 10m garbage station, etc.
Original 9.2m Building power distribution system, large
electrical equipment with movable
ferromagnetic parts inside, e.g. alternator,
air conditioner compressor, etc.

r = 2m Monitor display
≥1G Original 3m Power Transformer
Main power switchboard
Air conditioning system, switching system

r = 1.2m All ferromagnetic materials

≥5G Original 1.2m Cardiac pacemaker
Bio-stimulator
Nerve stimulator

All ferromagnetic materials

r = 1.0m
Credit cards, watches, clocks, blade,
≥10G Original 1.5m
knife, pen, key, oxygen bottle,
wheelchair, coin, tools, etc.
r = 0.6m
≥200G Original 0.6m Line power filter

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 Jiangsu Magspin Instrument Co., Ltd
Building G, No. 299, Yuyang Road,
Kunshan, Jiangsu, P.R China
Telephone: +86-512-36690067
JiangSu Magspin Instrument Co., Ltd Facsimile: +86-512-36690053

4.8. Isolation of the RF shield room ≤ -90dB.

4.9. The isolation of the RF shield room flooring surface to the grounding should be ≥1000Ω.
4.10. The surrounding area of the RF shield room should be free of electrical wires and pipings.
4.11. The flooring and walls of the installation site should be waterproofed.

5. Power Requirements

5.1. Power requirements: 3N, 200-400VAC, 50/60Hz. The power supply, cables, grounding, power
distribution cabinets are to be provided by the buyer, and need to comply to their local power
supply national standards.

5.2. A voltage regulator of 15KVA come as standard item with our system will be used. The buyer
supplied 3N, 200-400VAC, 50/60Hz will be connected to the voltage regulator which is will
then transform, regularize and output the required power to the ARMOUS MRI system.

5.3. The power cables between the voltage regulator to the site power distribution cabinet shall be
provided by the hospital. The voltage drop of each independent power cable from the voltage
regulator to the power distribution cabinet shall be ˂ 2%.

5.4. The power supplies for the air-conditioning systems (usually 4KW), film printer, lighting and
power outlet at the installation site shall be independently supplied.

5.5. Cable trough that are used to lay cables from the voltage regulator to the MRI system shall only
contain cables delivered with the system. The surfaces of the cable trough must be smooth,
waterproof, oil proof and is away from any heat source that can drastically fluctuate the
surrounding temperature. Only non-ferromagnetic trough is to be used within the RF shield room.

5.6. 220V grounded outlets should be make available in the RF shield room, the control room and
the operator room, which are used to facilitate system maintenance.

5.7. 220V power supply that is to be connected inside the RF shield room must pass through a AC
power filtered to eliminate any RF interference entering into the RF shield room.

6. Internet and Intranet Requirements

6.1. One dedicated internet line required for remote servicing of the MRI system.

6.2. One dedicated intranet line for connecting to PACS system required.

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 Jiangsu Magspin Instrument Co., Ltd
Building G, No. 299, Yuyang Road,
Kunshan, Jiangsu, P.R China
Telephone: +86-512-36690067
JiangSu Magspin Instrument Co., Ltd Facsimile: +86-512-36690053

Frequent Asked Questions (FAQ)

Question
Buyer is considering installing the system on the 3rd floor of their building. The super structure of
the building is steel I-beam. How close can these I-beams be to the scanner before they become a
problem with shimming?
Most pre-existing concrete here, that would be used on the ground floor of a building, will be 6” thick
with steel mesh (small diameter steel, 1/4” diameter or less spaced approximately 4” apart) or they
will use rebar 3/8” thick tied together in a grid, suspended in the middle of the concrete. Will any of
these cause a problem with shimming the magnet?

Answer
As can be seen from Fig 1, the 5G line (in the vertical direction) from the iso-center of the magnet is
approximately 1.2m maxima in radius and as shown in Fig 2, the distance between the iso-center of
the magnet to the flooring is approximately 1.112m.

Fig 1. 10G, 5G, 3G & 1G lines distribution from the iso-center of the magnet. 0.2m per square.

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Building G, No. 299, Yuyang Road,
Kunshan, Jiangsu, P.R China
Telephone: +86-512-36690067
JiangSu Magspin Instrument Co., Ltd Facsimile: +86-512-36690053

Iso-center of
the magnet

Distance of the iso-

center of the magnet to
floor 1.112m.

Fig 2. Distance of iso-center of the magnet to floor 1.1m

When the system is installed in the RF room, the flooring of the RF shield room should be elevated
around 7cm upwards from the room flooring. Furthermore if the room flooring is 6” thick (~15cm)
and the steel mesh is in the mid of the concrete pouring that means from the room floor surface to the
steel mesh should be around 7.5cm.
If we calculate it out, iso-center of the magnet to the steel mesh should be 111.2cm + 7cm + 7.5cm =
125.7cm or 1.257m, which is outside the 5G line. Hence, we don't think the steel mesh will cause any
problem with the shimming of the magnet.
For the I-beam we assume the distance between the I-beam to the room flooring should be even
bigger. Therefore, we also don't think the I-beam will not cause a problem with the shimming of the
magnet as well.
However, if we want to be doubly sure about it, we can lay a 2x2m, 0.3mm thick silicon steel at the
base of the where the system is installed.

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