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GE MEDICAL SYSTEMS LVSHIM CHECK RELEASE 8.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
TABLE OF CONTENTS ............................................................................................................................................ 1
1- OVERVIEW............................................................................................................................................................ 2
1-1 Tools Required ................................................................................................................................................. 2
2- LVSHIM PHANTOM SETUP ................................................................................................................................. 2
3- LOCALIZER SCAN ............................................................................................................................................... 3
4- LVSHIM SCAN ...................................................................................................................................................... 5
5- LVSHIM ANALYSIS .............................................................................................................................................. 7
REVISION HISTORY ............................................................................................................................................... 14

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1- OVERVIEW
LVshim Check is a PM procedure that enables you to quickly check your magnet shim. It is
recommended that you run it monthly. For TwinSpeed, this procedure needs to be run
separately for each gradient coil, Whole-Body (WB) and Zoom (ZM) gradients. The scan and
analysis should be completed for one gradient, before testing the other.

1-1 Tools Required


• LVshim Phantom Assembly, 2125245
• Nesting Plate Assembly, 2125247
Note
Foreign material (such as staples, metal filings, dirt, etc.) on the LVshim phantom
or Nesting Plate will alter shim harmonics, ensuring that the system will not
properly shim. Therefore, before using the phantom and nesting plate, be sure
that all foreign material has been cleaned off.

2- LVSHIM PHANTOM SETUP


CAUTION

Completely remove the quad head coil from the cradle before performing any
body scans. Failure to do this may damage the head coil T/R network.

1. Remove quad head coil from cradle, and remove any other phantoms from bore.

2. Set up and align LVshim Phantom per Illustration 2-1.

ALIGNING LVSHIM PHANTOM ON PATIENT TABLE


Illustration 2-1

3. When phantom is properly aligned, go on to the next section.

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3- LOCALIZER SCAN
1. At keypad on front magnet enclosure, press LANDMARK and MOVE TO SCAN to position
landmarked phantom at center of magnet bore.

2. At operator workspace, select the scan icon in the desktop control panel, if you have not
already done so.

3. Click on [Autoview], just below the Autoview image display screen; your images will
display automatically.

Prepare system to scan using protocol LVshim (Localizer), shown in the "Service
Protocols" procedure located on the service methods CD-ROM, or for the alternate
proprietary procedure, see Table 4-1. For TwinSpeed, ensure GradMode is set to
WHOLE. There is no need to repeat this for ZOOM.

Note
If you are performing Rough LVshim, you may have to use [Manual Prescan] to
find the center frequency. Use [Center Freq Coarse (CFL)] to center on the
frequency peak as necessary. Be sure to save Center Frequency before exiting
manual prescan. Select Frequency menu pull down at the top of Manual
Prescan window and select Save Frequency. You should also write down the
center frequency value for future reference

4. When image displays on Autoview window, select the display icon in the desktop control
panel. To display the image select the Exam, Series, Image, and click [Viewer]. Do the
following to verify that phantom is centered in the Z direction. See Illustration 3-1.

CENTERING LVSHIM PHANTOM


ILLUSTRATION 3-1

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a. Click [User Prefs].

b. Select [Customize] under Grid Prefs.

c. Change Grid Spacing (mm) to 150, click [Ok], and then click [Apply].

d. Select button with grid symbol to turn on grid.

e. Adjust Window (W) and Level (L) settings until edges of phantom image can be clearly
seen.

f. Verify the inner phantom sphere is centered within the 150 mm grid in the S/I direction,
see to Illustration 3-2. If the phantom is not centered, move the phantom in or out of the
bore as necessary (based on the grid markings), then landmark again and rescan.

CENTERING LVSHIM PHANTOM


ILLUSTRATION 3-2

5. When phantom is centered, go to Section 4- LVshim Scan.

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