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Intermittent Corduroy Artifacts on HNS Head Coil only, due to HEAD NECK unit of HNS coil.

Symptom

MRIQ Intermittent Corduroy Artifacts on HNS Head Coil Only See Long Description and Attachment Intermittent corduroy artifacts on HNS Head Coil only. FE can't duplicate it because it's intermittent. He's reseated this coil section but later the problem comes back. See Attachment for an example image from the site. Note: The Javista program is needed to open the attachment. Below is a screen shot of the image.

Applies to

Models
Excite
Product
Excite HDx Includes "Excite HDi" system. 14.0 Software only.
Software
14.0 M5 Excite HDx HDi Platforms only.
Component
2423192 HEAD NECK UNIT 1.5T BRAIN SPINE FRU 2423192 HEAD NECK UNIT 1.5T BRAIN SPINE FRU This coil does not ship with the Coil ID PCB. If existing coil has Coil ID PCB then transfer to new coil as per process described in FRU replacement service document. Coils being replaced that do not have Coil ID PCB instead utilize Coil ID circuitry resident inside existing cable and connector assembly which should also be transferred to new coil. See service replacement document for details. 212002950 July 17, 2009. Promoting this service part per 1.5T HNS Coil Program, eNPI # 013865, 212035293, 07 Nov 2008
Area
MR

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