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Sep 23, 2019 · Designing an MRI suite isn’t just going down a laundry list of things to be done; it’s a matter of human health and life – and three best practices will help healthcare facility designers...
General design elements. MRI environments are designed to facilitate MRT supervision of Zone IV access from the standard working position at the console. This environment is difficult to supervise and increase the risk of a safety incident.
- Weight Matters
- Building Vibration
- Equipment Selection
- Sound interference
- Conclusion
Let’s start with weight, as MRI equipment is heavy, typically weighing 8,000 to 10,000 pounds with the load concentrated over a relatively small footprint of approximately 4.5-foot square. Besides the magnet self-weight, associated control-room electrical equipment can weigh between 2,500 to 3,000 pounds. Years ago, most imaging suites for healthca...
Building vibrations must be evaluated because vibrations can reduce the image quality of the scans. When MRI suites are located on grade-level conditions, isolation joints in the floor slab can help limit the transfer of floor vibrations entering the suite. Vehicular traffic in proximity to the suite can cause ground vibrations to enter the suite. ...
Today, MRI manufacturers/vendors provide vibration design criteria on the equipment cut sheets. The design team can benefit when the owner makes final equipment selection early in the design phase. When equipment selection is not finalized, the design team must make assumptions about the design criteria. Hiring a vibration consultant is recommended...
MRI scanners are capable of producing sound pressure levels in excess of 110 dBA. Sound from MRI equipment can be extremely disruptive to other occupants in the building. Just as vibration can travel through a building structure to an MRI, acoustical frequency vibration can be telegraphed through building components to surrounding spaces. Construct...
While this article primarily touched on some of the structural and architectural design considerations of MRI suites, many other design aspects should be considered by your design team, including mechanical, electrical and plumbing systems. The most successful MRI suites result from a knowledgeable, integrated architecture and engineering planning ...
comfort, design considerations should be considered from the moment the patient enters the imaging suite. For example, RF shielded doors should be architectural in design to provide an easy-open, lever-style handle. A low friction design makes it easy to open for MR technicians while the concealed seal design is aesthetically pleasing to patients.
Apr 9, 2015 · The most widely recognized and implemented practices and techniques to improve safety in the MR suite are procedural in nature, such as standardized screening forms, staff education, and patient gowning procedures, to name a few.
- Tobias Gilk, Emanuel Kanal
- 2015
Site selection and preparation for a clinical MR installation require special considerations that have not been encountered previously in a clinical environment. The factors involved in locating an MR unit in a diagnostic facility are more numerous and far more complex than for radiological imaging equipment.
Improvements in MR safety can result from enhancements to expected opera-tional elements: training, screening, and patient-management protocols. Less frequently considered is the safety bene-fits that may be realized through smart design of MR facilities.
