SpinozaWiki:Quality Control

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. All relevant data is saved into an excel-file. Below, both procedures are summarized.

Weekly quality control procedure

Scans:

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

- BOLD-fMRI (EPI) and DTI-test using the AGAR-phantom: quality check of temporal stability (uses 32 channel headcoil).

- 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

Will be uploaded soon.