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mMR Scanner (PET/MR)

Scheduling & Data

• How to Access Your Dicom Data

• Imaging Rates

• MRI Safety Screening

• New Project Checklist 

• New Project Flow Chart

• No PET Scanning on UC Holidays

• PET Calendar

• PET Scan Request

• How to Submit Radiotracer Orders

 

Radiation Safety

• Institutional Review Board (IRB)

• Radiation Safety Office

• Radiation Safety Manual

• Radiation Safety Training

• SafetyNet Applications for MRSC/RDRC

• Safety Training Exceptions (i.e. tours etc)

 

MRI Safety

• Gadolinium Safety Policies

• MRI Safety Manual

• MRI Safety Training

• MRI Safety Screening

• Pre-Contrast Administration Checklist

• Potential Risks & Discomforts with MRI

 

Dosimetry

• Contact Mary Susselman for dose calculation worksheets

• ICRP 106: Radiation Dose to Patients from
Radiopharmaceuticals

• ICRP 106 4th Addenum

 

Documents & Forms

• Building and Network Access

• Equipment Approval Form

• Manuscript Acknowledgements

• RDRC Vertfication Form

• Sample PET Consent Form

• Volunteers and Research Conduct

 

Contacts

• Ludmila Budilo - Administrator/Fund Accounts

• Mary Susselman - PET/MR Technologist         (CNMT)

• James Widanta - IT Support

• Roger Woods, MD - Center Director

 

The mMR scanner is in a suite specially designed for its use. It occupies a space of approximately 700 square feet divided into a room for a cyclotron and its support equipment, a mMR scanner, a control room, uptake room/bathroom and a radiopharmaceutical lab. Appropriate support rooms for patient waiting, reception and changing are available. Three-dimensional image acquisition and reconstruction are available with this device.  

 

mMR Information and Technical Details

 

BMC Resources: Technical Scanner & Cyclotron Descriptions

 

For MRI ONLY studies please follow MRI Flow Chart Outline + peripheral radiation safety training

 

Software
Scanner Computer

• The mMR has software version VE11P (since 10/28/23).

• For a complete listing of installed software packages please contact the BMC Techs.

 

Equipment

▪ Capintec Dose Calibrators

▪ Centrifuge

▪ Endosafe PTS

▪ Gamma Counter

▪ Gas Chromotographer

▪ Hand Warmer

▪ Hot Cell

▪ 15O Water Module

▪ Survey Meters

 

fMRI Equipment

• Button Response Devices - Current Designs

   1. 1X4 - buttons in a straight row

   2. 2X2 - split boxes, you may use just one box if applicable

• Eye Viewing Camera - MREyes - located at the back of the bore

• Intercoms - Siemens and Optoacoustics

• LCD BOLDscreen 24" (located at the back of the bore)

• Trigger - Current Designs

 

Computers

• Windows 10

• Movies

• Fixations

• MS Office

 

Coils

The mMR (3T) unit has the following coils, which are receive-only

• 16Ch mMR Head/Neck coil = 12 channels head + 4 channels neck (for use with MRI and PET)

• 4Ch Flex Large Coil

• 4Ch Flex Small Coil

• 4Ch Special Purpose Coil

• mMR Body Coil (2) (for use with MRI and PET)

• mMR Spine Coil (for use with MRI and PET)

 

Phantoms

• Standard Siemens

 

Cyclotron

Adjacent to the mMR scanner suite resides a Siemens-CTI cyclotron. This device (RDS-111) is capable of producing a full spectrum of positron-emitting radioisotopes including: 15O, 13N, 18F and 11C. We currently produce sufficient quantities of oxygen-15 labeled water to perform cerebral PET activation studies. In addition, this includes an on-line continuous synthesis system capable of converting cyclotron-produced 15O into 15O-labeled water, carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide and oxygen gas for continuous or bolus inhalation or intravenous infusion (water) to the subjects. This system is fully automated and computer controlled thereby severely limiting or eliminating radiation exposure to personnel.

 

Siemens mmR Brochure

Reference: https://www.siemens-healthineers.com/en-us/magnetic-resonance-imaging/mr-pet-scanner/biograph-mmr