On 10th July 2001, the Radiology and Imageology department of NIMS celebrated their "MRI Day". To help the needy patients across the state and even the neighbouring states they conducted MRI scans at a subsidized rate. There was an overwhelming response of over 180 patients. As they had planned for a one day camp only, with so many cases they decided to work longer hour and make this a memorable day in the history of MRI Imaging. They completed 112 MRI's in 24 hrs. Over 80% of the cases scanned were diagnosed for further treatment.

A team of 15 doctors, 4 technicians and 15 paramedical staff completed the stupendous task under the leadership of Prof. Kakarla Subba Rao, Director of the Institute.

Speaking on the occasion, Dr. Jagmohan Reddy, HOD - Radiology & Imageology said "What started of as an MRI day celebration ended up as a true celebration of helping the patient and thereby creating a record because of the team work and enthusiasm from all the members of the team".

The GE Signa 1.5T MRI took the challenge of the high throughput and delivered clinical excellence. We are receiving more reports of such productive events from across the country.

Optimize Your Equipment Performance

To obtain the best Image Quality, peak performance and least down time of your Cathlab, MRI or other imaging equipment you need to ensure the following:

a) Optimal temperature in the Scan room, Control room and Equipment room of 22 ° + 1 ° C to be maintained with temperature gradient of maximum 3 ° C per hour. This should be monitored regularly and timely corrections made as required.
b) Optimal humidity of 60-65% RH (non-condensing type) to be maintained in all the three rooms. A good quality sensor/meter to be installed in each room to monitor the humidity levels.
c) UPS is used for the complete system or part of the system. Consistent input power supply has to be maintained, if not it affects the battery life.
d) A dedicated isolated earth, installed as mentioned in the IS code to be provided. The earth strip to be made of copper, terminated on an earth bus bar in the equipment room. The ground to earth resistance to be less than 0.2 ohms. This needs to be checked periodically and corrections made as required.
e) All the cables/wires etc. used in the facility, must be of correct size and rating. The wiring must be done by a qualified electrician to avoid all wiring errors. Wiring errors and loose contacts can cause big disturbances in the entire system.
f) Phase correction switch to be provided in all facilities.
g) It is of great importance that the equipment installation is done in a dust free, air-conditioned and power conditioned atmosphere. Any compromise here is a permanent compromise.
h) Dust levels in all the three rooms to be controlled using 5-micron filters in the aircon system. The filters need to be regularly cleaned.