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- Trigger counter (during EPI-scan of the AGAR phantom) to check whether pulses are sent to the stimulus computer.
- Trigger counter (during EPI-scan of the AGAR phantom) to check whether pulses are sent to the stimulus computer.


'''Check, cubicle computers (incl. NPO) and Mock scanner'''
'''Check, cubicle computers (incl. NPO) and Mock scanner'''
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- Amount of screening-forms, information brochures, and "Toestemmingsverklaringen"
- Amount of screening-forms, information brochures, and "Toestemmingsverklaringen"


== Monthly Quality Control procedure ==
== Monthly Quality Control procedure ==


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Revision as of 13:48, 18 January 2014

Quality Control procedure

The Quality Control (QC) procedure at the Spinoza centre is composed of a weekly and monthly protocol consisting various tests and checks. The QC is usually performed by the scan-assistants of the Spinoza centre, supervised by Tinka and Steven. Below, both procedures are summarized.

Weekly quality control procedure

Scans:

- Philips Intelligent Quality Test (PIQT): quality check of spatial stability (uses 1 channel headcoil).

- BOLD-fMRI (EPI) and DTI-test using the AGAR-phantom: quality check of temporal stability.

- Spurious test: quality check of homogeneity of static magnetic field.

- QPI: check for spikes.


Check scanner computer:

- Virus scan (monthly) and updates (weekly)


Check stimulus-set up in scanner room:

- Set-up projection screen, beamer, and projected image

- Response boxes

- GSR/Eyetracker batteries


Check stimulus-computer:

- Virus scan and update

- Windows updates

- Volume settings, headphone sound quality, Presentation licence

- Trigger counter (during EPI-scan of the AGAR phantom) to check whether pulses are sent to the stimulus computer.


Check, cubicle computers (incl. NPO) and Mock scanner

- Presentation license

- Virus scan and update

- Windows update

- Mock scanner: check projection screen/image, headphones (and audio settings), response-boxes


Check, other:

- Helium level

- Temperature

- Back-up ProefpersonenRegistratie and Quality Control log (excel-sheets)

- Amount of screening-forms, information brochures, and "Toestemmingsverklaringen"

Monthly Quality Control procedure

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