Operating instructions

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Respiratory Gating
Positioning of the respiratory
sensor belt
The correct placement of the abdominal belt is essen-
tial in order to receive a clear respiratory signal result-
ing in precise generation of inspiration and expiration
gates. Improper positioning of the respiratory belt will
result in an unstable respiratory signal which is sensi-
tive to movements of the patient during the scan and
can cause image artifacts due to small metallic compo-
nents of the sensor (please position the respiratory
belt outside of the scan range).
For proper belt positioning please follow the instruc-
tions below:
Step 2
Step 4
patient
load cell fixing belt
The blue part should apply to the back of the
patient.
patient´s abdomen
the dia-
phragm
load cell
setting
point
navel
Securely fasten the fixing belt around the
patient.
load cell connection cable
Be careful load cell connection cable may
not entangle with the patient.
Step 1
load cell
Wind the load cell fixing belt around the
body so that the pocket (load cell part)
applies ontojust below the diaphragm.
Step 3