User Manual
Table Of Contents
- Manufacturer
- Identification and Publication Details
- Regulatory
- Explanation of Symbols
- Conventions
- Important Information
- About
- Intended Use
- Compatibility
- Indications for Use
- Contra-indications
- Training
- Safety
- Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC)
- Using Batteries Safely
- Examining the Shipment
- Initial Setup
- Rear Panel Connections
- Understanding Battery Operations
- Understanding Wireless Network Operations
- Advanced User Options
- Accessory List
- System Overview
- Getting Started
- Alarms
- Monitoring ECG
- ECG Monitoring Considerations for the MR Environment
- wECG Module and ECG Lead Cable
- Quadtrode Electrodes
- Work Flow for ECG Monitoring
- Selecting the ECG Lead Cable and Quadtrode Electrode Type
- Identifying the Placement Site for the Quadtrode Electrode
- Preparing the Quadtrode Electrode Site
- Attaching the ECG Lead Cable
- Checking the ECG Signal Strength
- Minimizing ECG Waveform Noise
- Positioning the ECG Lead Cable and wECG Module for Scanning
- ECG Waveforms and VS Box
- ECG Menu
- Monitoring SPO2
- Monitoring CO2 (LoFlo Option)
- Monitoring Invasive Blood Pressure
- Indications and Contraindications
- Patient Preparation for IBP Monitoring
- Transducer Component, Connection, and Feature Locations
- MR 400 Preparation for IBP Monitoring
- Adult and Pediatric Patients: Expression MR IBP DPT Kit, A/P (REF 989803194631)
- I. Connecting the Reusable Cable to the MR400
- II. Kit Set Up
- III. Purging Air from the Monitoring Line
- IV. Zeroing, Leveling and Calibration
- V. Connecting the Monitoring Kit to the Patient
- The IBP transducer must not be mounted to the patient, or patient burn may result.
- VI. Fast Flushing
- VII. Checking for Leaks
- VIII. In the MR Room
- Neonatal Patients: Expression MR IBP DPT Kit, I/N (REF 989803194641)
- Adult and Pediatric Patients: Expression MR IBP DPT Kit, A/P (REF 989803194631)
- Zeroing the Pressure Transducer
- P1 (and P2) Menu
- Monitoring Agents and Gases (AGENT Option)
- Monitoring RESP
- Monitoring Temperature
- Monitoring NIBP
- Trend Data and Printing
- Maintenance and Troubleshooting
- General Cleaning Guidelines
- Removing all Power to the MR400
- Removing Power from the Wireless Modules
- User Routine-Checks and Planned Maintenance
- Cleaning, Disinfection, and Damage Inspection
- Sterilization
- Testing Alarms
- Testing a Dropped Wireless Module
- Verification Testing
- Anesthetic Oxygen (O2) Sensor Depletion
- Updating Software
- Calibrating the Touch Screen
- Troubleshooting
- Repair
- Environmental Requirements
- Passing the Product on to another User
- Final Disposal of the Product
- Specifications
- Warranty
- Regulatory Information
- Gating Feature
- Guidelines and References
ExpressionMR400InstructionsforUseMonitoringECG5‐1
CHAPTER 5
Monitoring ECG
Electrocardiogram(ECG)monitoringinsidetheMRIenvironmentisuniqueandrequires
additionalprecautionstopermitsafepatientprocedures.Itisalwaysimportanttoremember
thattheriskofradiofrequency(RF)heatingiseverpresentwhenanyelectricalconductors(for
example,ECGleadcables)areplacedintheMRsystembore.
Byfollowingtheoperating
precautions,warningsandtheguidelinesbelow,theseriskscanbeminimized.TheECG
parameterisintendedforECGmonitoringmodeandnotdiagnosticECGmonitoring.
WARNINGS
• The MR400 is not intended for use with patients using pacemakers or electrical
stimulators.
• Arrhythmias, erratic heartbeats, operation of electrical stimulators, pacemakers and
patient motion can result in inaccurate readings. Rate meters may continue to count
pacemaker rates during occurrences of cardiac arrest or some arrhythmias. Do not
rely entirely upon rate meter alarms. If questionable readings are obtained, check the
patient's vital signs by alternate means before administering medication.
CAUTION
Pacer pulses are not specifically rejected by the MR400 and may be treated as part of MRI
gradient noise. Gradient filtering attempts to remove high frequency pulse-shaped waveforms
from the ECG signal which may resemble pacer waveforms, and it is possible that the pacer
waveform may be removed with the gradient noise.
ECG Monitoring Considerations for the MR Environment
MonitoringECGintheMRenvironmentisparticularlychallengingbec ause oftheinherent
distortionoftheECGwaveformcausedbythecombinedelectromagneticfieldsgeneratedbythe
MRIscanner.Inparticular,certainECGinterferenceappearswhenthepatientisplaced insidethe
borebeforescanningbegins.Thesebloodflowinduceddistortions
oftheECGareduetothe
largeamountofbloodmovingthroughthevesselsoftheheart(aorta) . Blood(averygood
electricalconductor)movingthroughthelargemagneticfieldoftheMRproducesanelectrical
potentialthataddstotheECGsignal.Thisinducedelectricalpotentialisseen
primarilyasan
augmentationoftheECGT‐waveamplitude,althoughothernon‐specificwaveformchangesare
alsoapparentontheECG.SinceanelevatedT‐waveorSTsegmentwillbeassociated withtrue
physiologicdisorders,thestaticmagneticfield‐inducedECG‐distortionsmayprohibiteffective
ECGmonitoringinthe
MRI.Forthisreason,abaselinerecordingoftheECGpriortoslidingthe
patientinsidetheboreoroutsidetheMRmagnetroomwillbenecessary.