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54MonitoringECGExpressionMR400InstructionsforUse
4Preptheplacementsite(s)onthepatientandthenapplythe
Quadtrodeelectrodetothepatient.
SeePreparingtheQuadtrodeElectrodeSiteonpage511.
5 AttachtheleadcableclipstothecontactsontheQuadtrode
electrode.
SeeAttachingtheECGLead
Cableonpage512.
6EvaluatetheECGsignalstrengthandmakeadjustmentsasneeded
beforethepatiententersthescanner.
SeeCheckingtheECGSignalStrengthonpage516.
7 Positionthepatient,theleadcableandthewECGmodulefor
scanning.
SeePositioningtheECGLeadCableandwECGModule
forScanning
onpage519.
8 SelecttheleadviewandFilterModeforthestudy.
SeeChangingtheLeadViewonpage517andFilterModeonpage
531.
9
Beforeslidingpatientinsidethebore,oroutsidetheMRmagnet
room,establishabaselinerecordingofthepatient’sECG
signal.
10 Slidethepatientintothebore,butdonotstartscanning.Then,
rechecktheECGwaveformforusabilitybyevaluatingitfor
distortion.
IfECGwaveformhasbecomeexcessivelydistortedandtheheart
ratenumericisnotfunctioningproperlyinthebore,thentheECG
leadcablemayrequire
reroutingand/oranewelectrode
placementsitemustbeselectedbeforestartingthescansequence.
(AlsoseeMinimizingECGWaveformNoiseonpage518.)
Step Action