Knee Exam | Position Patient

In this video you will learn how to position a patient for a knee examination before performing the examination register the patient fill in the required data and select the program the select and GO display provides you further guidance for the different steps of positioning the patient to examine the knee of the patient, you can use the contour S or M. Coil in this video, the contour S coil will be used. Position the cushion for head support at the foot end of the table. Bring the patient in a feetfirst supine position with the feet towards the magnet so that the heels are positioned at the line indicated on the table cover. The fixing belt needs to be positioned under the patient's leg to be examined. Plug in the coil and check the knee anatomy for correct position of the coil. The center of the coil needs to be placed just over the lower border of the Patella. Wrap the coil around the knee from the top towards the back of the knee. Close the coil on the posterior part of the joint to maximize image signal. Close the belt around the knee to fix the coil in the wrap position. Pay attention to keeping the coil in place during this action. Adjust the patient position so that the need to be examined is placed at the center of the table on the short axis. This will enable a better image quality. Gently raise the patients leg to adjust the positioning aid under the knee always positioned the higher wall of the positioning aid towards the external side of the table to support the position of leg and avoid knee external torsion rotation. This helps also to ensure a smoother scanning workflow. To increase patient comfort, you can put a sandbag under the ankle of the leg to be examined. Use a positioning aid to avoid that the coil link and leg are touching. Add another positioning aid under the other knee for patient comfort. If necessary, use additional Velcro belts to ensure better position fixation of the knees. Attach them to the table. Use the appropriate position aids to make the examination more comfortable for the patient. Check again that you position the patient safely with no body parts touching. Then provide headset and alarm ball. For safety, also check that all cables are safely lying on the table and not hanging loose. Use select and go auto positioning. If not available, enter ISO input manually. Finally, position the table into the Borat isocenter using the ISO center button and

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