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516MonitoringECGExpressionMR400InstructionsforUse
Checking the ECG Signal Strength
EvaluatetheECGsignalproducedbythepatientbeforeentryintotheMRIscanner,the
optimumtimetocorrectanyproblem.
Aminimumsignalstrengthshouldbepresent,asweakersignalsmaybepronetogradient
interference:
SelectScaletoadjustthedisplayedsizeofthewaveform(s),wherethescaleindicator
provides,a1millivolt(mV)referenceatanygivensetting;seeSelectingtheScale,below).
SelectTraceALead(orTraceBLead )toadjusttheconfigurationoftheleadsusedforECG
signaldetection,wherethebestsignalstrengthisindicatedbythedisplayedpeaktopeak
amplitudeof
theQRScomplex,whichshouldbeatleast1mV(thatis,thewaveform
shouldbeequaltothesizeofthescaleindicator).Insomecases, a1mVECGsignalcannot
beachievedduetopatientphysiology.Inthesecases,trytoachievethelargestamplitude
attainable.See
ChangingtheLeadView,onpage517.
Selecting the Scale
TheScalesettingonlychangeshowtheECGtraceappearsonthescreen—increasingor
decreasingthewaveformandanyartifacts.ToincreasetheamplitudeoftheQRScomplex,refer
toChangingtheLeadViewonpage517.
TochangetheSCALEsetting
Scale indicator
QRS complex
Step Action
1
EnsurethatthecorrectPatientTypehasbeenselected;seepage3
11fordetails.
2 SelecttheECGVSbox.
TheECGmenuappears.Currentsettingsaredisplayed.
3 SelectScale.
TheScalemenuappears;seepage528.