FINAL DRAFT 9/28/95
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Narrative
b. Building Systems Integration
C. Functional Space Relationships
Coordinate locations of depressed slabs
1. Work Flow
and structure for equipment, electrical
access, and magnetic and/or radio
a. Patient
frequency shielding.
Provide a single point of control for
Evaluate need for computer access flooring
inpatients and outpatients.
on a project basis.
b. Staff and Administrative Functions
Consider size and weight of magnet when
establishing locations. This could relegate
Staff and Administrative areas are located
locations on the lower or the lowest floors of
outside of patient traffic areas.
the facility.
Staff functions may be located within the
The radiation problem must also be
department or in a convenient location
considered in relation to adjacent areas.
shared with another department (usually
Radiology Service).
c. Organization To Minimize
Magnetic
Shielding and Field Constraints
c. Patient Records and Work Orders
Both magnetically shielded and unshielded
Patient records and Work Orders should
MRI systems require consideration of
move among the administrative, film
magnetic fields when establishing room and
processing, viewing, and interpretative
equipment layouts.
functions should be separated from the
patient traffic wherever possible.
Steel-support structures arranged in a
fashion not symmetrical to the magnetic
d. Clean and Soiled Materials
field impose special requirements for
shielding.
Locate Clean and Soiled Utility Functions
close to the Patient areas that they support
Installation within multiple story facilities
and also away from patient traffic.
may impose planning and structural
restrictions on spaces above and below.
2. Organizational Concepts
3. Location / External Relationships
a. Functional Plan
a. Patient Access / Wayfinding
Reception is strategically located to control
access to the patient areas and to secure
MRI Facilities should be located convenient
the MRI from unauthorized access
to parking, ambulatory care, and inpatient
access.
The MRI Control Area and the Electronics
Room need to be Adjacent to the MRI
Location with other diagnostic facilities
Procedure Room
assists in wayfinding and coordination of
patient services.
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MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING
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