Compiled by DCG and NMH on 8/7/00

This checklist is to be used in conjunction with the Cannon Lab 3T Scanning Notes. It is not an explanation of how to scan!

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Log into the fMRI Logger Enter your password, EXPERIMENTER NAME, RESEARCH PROTOCOL & Enter the exam number Enter Exam number from signa console Enter the Signa ID (ID that is meaningful to the experimenter) Do Safety and NeuroCog Screens Record the HSPC# for the subject on the consent form and in the logger box.   HSPC#:   Problems with logger? Yes No     Consent the Subject Subject completed metal screen and is currently metal free. Subject has read and sign (in BOTH places) the STRUCTURAL & FUNCTIONAL MRI consent form Leave the STRUCTURAL & FUNCTIONAL MRI form consent form in the signed consent bin. HSPC# is written on the consent form.   Problems with Consent? Yes No     Register the Subject on the Signa Create Signa ID. Do not use spaces, "!", ";", or other fancy characters. Enter: Signa ID, Subject Name, Sex, Age, Weight, Description of Scan. Enter the signa ID on the logger.   Signa ID: ; Exam Number:   Problems with Registration? Yes No     Position the Subject in the Scanner Have subject put in earplugs Have subject put on headphones Add lateral padding to reduce movement. Supplement with masking tape on the forehead. Give subject the emergency alarm bulb. Give subject the Goggles. Adjust the visual correction lenses as need. Give subject the button box. Have the subject position the box on his leg. Landmark and Position subject in scanner.   Problems with Positioning the Subject? Yes No     Confirm that the Subject is O.K. Call into subject. Check equipment i.e. goggles   Problems with Confirmation? Yes No     Run a Sagittal Scout Setup Scan Warn subject about noise. Run Sag. Scout Scan Exam scan for abnormalities. Contact Dr. Bookheimer or Dr. Cohen if necessary.   Problems with Sagittal Scout? Yes No     Check that EPI Data will be Placed on Correct APD Disk Check acquisition disk on ADP II, change if necessary. Check acquisition disk on a X Window, change if necessary. ADP Disk:   Problems with Acquisition Disk Check? Yes No     Shimming the Magnet Select Shim/ShimmerSeq. Review Screen Make sure R/L direction is selected. Run Shim/ShimmerSeq. Run Shimmer on Instascan   Problems with Shim? Yes No     Acquire a High-Resolution T2 Weighted Image Select Basic Functional III- protocol specific High Resolution Co-Planer- Oblique Select AC-PC Screen save   Problems with High-Res. T2? Yes No     Acquire Functional EPI Images Select an oblique EPI series Erase slices if necessary Set number of acquisition Set scan timing: TR & TE Set [water] Set frequency to R/L to avoid shocking subject Check matrix size (64 x128) Record Scan Dimensions:No. of Slices: ; Matrix size: ; Interscan Spacing: Setup scan on signa and Instascan Set up Mac stimulus delivery system Run EPI at 10:24     Task Order Task 1 Task 2 Task 3 Task 4   Problems with Funct. EPI? Yes No     Acquire the T1 Structural Scan Select msc 9minT1, (3D volume scan) Select the coronal scout (8sec) Choose 3D T1 (9 min) Set and deposit scan box. Scan   Problems with T1 Structural Scan? Yes No     Liberate the Subject Problems liberating the subject? Yes No     Extracting the Structural Scans Problems with Structural Extraction? Yes No     Log out of the fMRI Logger FTPing data from HBM Call 5-9142 to see if anyone is on the scanner FTP EPI images FTP Structural Images Remove Images from Signa   Problems FTPing? Yes No     Comments:

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