...back to head coil placement

The scanner must be zeroed to the position of the head of the subject on the scanbed.

1. Manual Positioning

Guide subject into the head coil so that the horizontal marks are centered to subject's forehead.

Head Coil Marks

Or, for more precise positioning...

2. Laser-Precise Positioning

Zeroing Button

Scanner Monitor

1)With the scanbed at its max height, use joystick to move the head coil under the green scanner monitor pictured below (help).

2) Tell subject to close his/her eyes (until lasers are completely shut off)

3). Push the zeroing button on the scanner controls

4) With the subject lying still, move the subject so that the center of the laser lines fall at the midpoint of the subject's forehead.

5) Press the zeroing button again to set the position of the subject.

click for instructional video:

Step 1: Preparing subject in the scan room

Step 2: Register a subject

Step 3: Start a scan

Step 4: Remove subject from scanner

Step 5: Save or send a scan to a CD or computer

Step 6: Delete archived data from computer

Step 7: Leaving system

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