Pro-MRI
MRI Quality Assurance Phantom - Diagnomatic by Pro-Project - 09-101

Pro-MRI from Diagnomatic by Pro-Project combines geometry, resolution, slice and contrast targets for routine MRI quality assurance.

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Models and Ordering

It can be used to measure

• geometric distortion
• spatial resolution
• slice thickness and position
• interslice Gap
• T1 and T2 values
• image bandwidth
• low contrast detectability
• image uniformity
• signal-to-noise ratio (SNR)
• physical and electronic slice offset
• point of reference
• bandwidth: water-fat shift

Specifications

• outside cylinder diameter: 220 mm (180 mm)
  
• outside cylinder height: 150 mm
  
• inside cylinder diameter: 204 mm (173 mm)
  
• inside cylinder height: 130 mm
  
• filled with 10 mmol nickel chloride solution containing sodium chloride 75 mmol
• four sets of paired 45° wedges are located on both sides of the phantom. The lower pairs are 30 x 30 mm, and the upper ones are 40 x 40 mm. The distance between intersection points of the lower and upper pairs is 90 mm
  

T1 and T2 sample vials

• 6 cylindrical vials Ø19 x 41 mm
• refillable from outside
• filled with different configurations of nickel chloride and sodium chloride solution, precise information to be found in the manual

resolution insert

• four matrices of holes, diameters: 0.8, 0.9, 1.0 and 1.1 mm
• spaces between the holes are equal to hole diameters
• two small containers with water and fat for water-fat shift evaluation

slice thickness insert

• 180 x 46 x 10 mm PMMA plate
• 1 mm wide and 5 mm deep counter-descending slits on both sides
• slits form two ramps descending at 1:10

geometric distortion insert

• 10 x 10 array of squares
• 148 mm on a side
• 10 mm thick

low contrast insert

• 4 polycarbonate discs 0.05, 0.1, 0.15 and 0.2 mm in thickness
• partial volume contribution of these sheets and filling solution produce contrasts: 1.4, 2.5, 3.6 and 5.1%
• each disc contains 12 groups of 3 holes arranged in spokes
• each spoke has the same diameter
• diameters range from 7.0 to 1.5 mm (0.5 mm step)
  

Accessories

• MR-safe carrying bag

Optional accessories

• 2-axis spirit level (09-104)
• 6 removable vials for test samples - replacing the “T1 and T2 sample vials”, includes 6 additional vials (in 12 total) (09-103)

Features and Test References

• complies with:
  - ACR MRI Accreditation Program
  - IPEM Report 80 “Quality Control in MRI”, 1998
  - AAPM Rep. 28 “Quality Assurance methods & phantoms for MRI”, 1990
  - AAPM Rep. 34 “Acceptance testing of MRI systems”, 1992
  - AAPM Rep. 100 “Acceptance & Quality Assurance procedures for MRI facilities”, 2010
• this is not an ACR approved phantom foraccreditation
• CE marked
• Includes a manual covering the tests, result evaluation and recording.