Albany Medical College, Department of Radiology, Imaging Sciences Section, Albany, New York 12208, USA
Intermagnetics General Corporation, NMR Imaging Laboratory, 1223 Peoples Avenue, Troy, New York 12180, USA
Abstract:
The installation of a nuclear magnetic resonance imaging system (NMR or MRI) in a clinical environment requires detailed planning to insure adequate safety and optimal system performance. The important considerations of site planning are discussed in this paper and solutions suggested by various system manufacturers are detailed. In addition, experimental results illustrating the effects of improper site planning are also presented.