Grainy classic head coil images and sometimes stops scanning due to RF errors.

Symptom

Error message

2254051 Power Monitor 1 Fault. RF Transmit power has reached safety limit allowed for scan parameters and patient weight. See Long Description Fri Aug 20 08:33:11 2004 Error: 2254051 Host: lx-mr Process: NSP File: SCP:PmMdsHWO Line: 1019 Power Monitor 1 Fault. RF Transmit power has reached safety limit allowed for scan parameters and patient weight. Check patient weight entered. amplitude: 35 pulse width: 33 duty cycle: 09 Fault in head amplitude. This could also occur when power cycling SSM.

2224589 TG reached the high limit. See Long Description Suite: MR01 Host: OC0 Proc: MSG_HANDLR0 Error: 2224589 File: PMH.m 1.29 Method: ps_send_ta Line: 50 TG reached the high limit. Check patient positioning and verify the patient is not touching the transmit coil. Try Auto Prescan again or use Manual Prescan. Note: On later systems, this same error code has been slightly reworded to read as follows: Thu Jun 12 11:06:12 2008 Error: 2224589 Host: MENEMR Process: NSP File: TPS:aps_exec Line: 4062796 TG reached the high limit. TG has been set to 190. Check patient positioning and if desired try Auto Prescan again or use Manual Prescan.

Applies to

Models

Signa

Product

Signa LX Signa LX Product can be used with 8.x and 9.x systems.

Software

9.1 For Signa LX product only

Component

46-282441P2 Quad Head Coil cable white ends 46-282441P1 BLUE ENDS CABLE 46–282441P1 BLUE ENDS CABLE 46–282441P2 WHITE ENDS CABLE 46-282441P2 Quad Head Coil cable white ends

Area

MR

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