CFMRI Prisma User Documentation

• CFMRI 3T MRI Scanner Installation 2021
  • Removal of 3T East & Rooftop Chiller (5/28/21) - Photo Gallery
  • Delivery of the new 3T Siemens Prisma MRI Scanner (6/22/21) - Photo Gallery
• Available Siemens Coils
  • Head Coils
    • Head/Neck Coil-20ch
    • Head Coil-32ch
    • Head/Neck Coil-64ch
  • Torso Coils
    • Body Coil (Standard and Long)-18ch
    • Spine Coil-32ch
  • Extremity Coils
    • Shoulder Coil Kit-16ch
    • Hand/Wrist Coil-16ch
    • Knee TX/RX Coil-15ch
    • Foot/Ankle Coil-16ch
  • General Use Coils
    • Flex Coil Large & Small-4ch
• Peripheral Equipment
  • Audio Stimulus Presentation on the Prisma
    • MRCONFON Audio System (Most Common)
    • Sensimetrics Earbud Audio System (Uncommon)
  • Prisma Built-In Intercom & Music Adjustments
    • Scanner GUI Intercom & Music Controls
  • Bore-Mounted Rear Projection Screen
    • Rear Projection System Usage
    • Rear Projection Screen Images
  • Button Box and Trigger Signals
  • MRIfocus Vision Correction System for Siemens Head Coils
• Data Transfer
  • Data transfer
  • cfmricp example
• Siemens Physio
  • Logging Physio Data
  • Manually Logging Physio Signal
  • Transferring Physio Data
  • How can I identify my physio files?
  • Simulating Physio Signal - ECG, PULSE, RESP
• FIRMM Real-Time Motion Tracking
  • FIRMM Usage with High Dynamic Range (HDR) Enabled
    • Initiating the FIRMM Real-Time Motion Plotting Software with HDR Enabled
    • POST SCAN REQUIREMENTS
• High Dynamic Range
  • High Dynamic Range
  • Manipulating the HDR Flag
  • When do I need to run the script?
• Multi-Planar Reconstruction
  • MPR Instructions for the Siemens Prisma
• Position Toolbar Usage on the Prisma
  • Useful Position Toolbar Functions
    • Image Position Adjustment
    • Line Mode
    • Package Mode
    • Adjustment (Shim) Volume Display Options
    • Coil Group Display in the Rx Window
    • Reference Lines
    • Saturation (SAT) Band Manipulation
    • Slice Thickness Adjustment
    • Slice Number Adjustment
    • Slice Distance (Gap) Adjustment
    • Slice Oversampling Adjustment
• Prisma MRI Operator Tips
  • Auto-Align is Not a Substitute for Proper Head Positioning
  • Charging the Physio Devices After Use (IMPORTANT)
  • Proper Physio Pulse-Ox Device Usage & Finger Placement
  • Unintended PE-Direction Swaps with Copy References
• Emergency Patient Bed Release
  • Patient Bed Release in the Event of an Emergency
    • Step #1
    • Step #2
    • Step #3
• “Clipboard Full” Error & Clearing Network Jobs
  • “Clipboard Full” Error
    • Why am I seeing the “Clipboard Full” Error?
    • What should I do if I see the “Clipboard Full” Error?
  • Clearing Network Jobs
    • Preventing the “Clipboard Full” Error?
• Plotting Subject Motion During Active fMRI Session
  • Using “plotmotion” or “plotmotion_me” to Generate Motion Statistics
• Prisma Shutdown & Reboot Procedures
  • Shutting Down the Scanner
  • Turning the Scanner ON After a System Shutdown
• Arterial Spin Labeling
  • ASL Protocols
    • ASL Protocols Overview
    • Sample Comparison
    • Sequence Structure
    • Scan Structure
  • ASL Scanning
    • Head Positioning
    • Prescription
    • Checking ASL on the Scanner
    • Retrospective Reconstruction for POCS
    • Logging Physio
  • ASL Processing
    • ASL Processing Overview
    • Servers
    • Setup
    • Initiating Pipeline
    • ASLPrep call
    • Outputs
    • QA Summary Reports
• CFMRI Prisma - TOPUP Distortion Correction
  • fMRI Topup at CFMRI (3T Prisma)
    • Available Optional Input Arguments
  • DTI Topup at CFMRI (3T Prisma)
    • Example DTI Topup Commands
    • DTI Topup Output
    • Issues or Questions