Know About The Most Common MRI Failures

Equipment can break down without warning and give you a nightmare. Medical equipment should give a doctor near certainty efficiency as its breakdown could be tragic. However, repairs are inevitable in almost all machinery, including medical equipment. A fast and reliable repair service can give a doctor easy time even when the most important tools of work break, such as an MRI. MRI repair needs to be conducted by trusted professionals who have utmost know-how about this vital machine.

MRI repair can be necessitated if the following instances are noticed:

Low helium levels

Failure in the cooling system can result in accelerated burning of helium to keep pace with the magnet needs of the MRI. Furthermore, poor monitoring can lead to unnoticed low helium levels that require immediate action. You should plan a refill immediately to avoid tragedy. Negligence is highly costly, which should make you have a constant monitoring schedule to avoid the same mistake from occurring again.

Unprecedented power outages

An MRI can experience a glitch after a major power outage in your area. This could include boot-up issues and system shut downs. When this happens, you can reset the breakers in the area of the house your MRI is housed. You can also reset your system completely, and if the problem persists, seek professional services.

Image artifacts

Graininess and lines appearing in the images can be an indicator of wear and tear of the coils being used alongside the MRI. Damage to the coils is also highly probable when there are image artifacts. MRI coils can be repaired with relative ease and are not costly either.

 
Temperature errors

When the water circulating through your MRI's system is not well cooled-off, there is a possibility your machine will lock-up and cancel scanning until the system detects the allowed temperature levels. A broken HVAC system can cause this particular problem, or your MRI breakers could not be functioning well. You should probably contact your service provider to have a look at the equipment.