FINAL DRAFT 9/28/95
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Introduction
The Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
The Guide Plate contained in the MRI Design
Service Design Guide is intended to be a
Guide is intended to illustrate VA's furniture,
graphic consolidation of existing Department of
equipment and personnel space needs. It is not
Veterans Affairs standards and criteria.
It
meant to limit design opportunities.
contains data from the following sources:
This Design Guide is not intended to be project-
PG-18-1 Master Construction Specifications
specific. While it does contain spaces required
in MRI, it is not possible to foresee future
H-18-3 Construction Standards
requirements.
The project-specific space
program is the basis for an individual project
PG-18-4 Standard Details
design. It is important to note that the guide
plate is a generic graphic representation only.
PG 7610 Equipment Guide List
Equipment manufacturers should be consulted
PG-18-6 List of Equipment Symbols
for actual dimensions and utility and shielding
requirements. Use of this Design Guide does
PG 7610 Space Planning Criteria
not supersede the project architects' and
engineers' responsibilities to develop a complete
PG-18-13 Barrier-Free Design Handbook
and accurate design that meets the user's needs
and appropriate code requirements.
PG-18-14 Room Finish and Door Hardware
Schedule
Various Technical Criteria (Design Manuals)
pertaining to Architectural, HVAC, Plumbing,
and Electrical.
Consensus information from various VA
medical centers.
MRI Service Program Division
The Design Guide refers to the above
mentioned sources when data is either too
detailed or too broad to be included in this guide.
The Design Guide for MRI was developed as a
design tool to assist the medical center staff and
the contracting officers in better understanding
the choices that designers ask them to make,
and to help designers understand the functional
requirements necessary for proper operation of
the MRI.
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