Title :
The influence of physical and human infrastructure in the unavailability of MRI equipment
Author :
Souza, A.F. ; Coelli, F.C.
Author_Institution :
IEEE EMBS, Brazil
fDate :
March 28 2011-April 1 2011
Abstract :
The equipment for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is the most reliable in the diagnosis area. System failures generate a series of problems: direct financial cost, delay in diagnosis of the patient, increased cost of maintenance contract, among others. This study examined the impact of infrastructure needed for the proper functioning of the MRI equipment availability. After a period of analysis, some suggestions were implemented able to reduce equipment downtime caused by failures in infrastructure.
Keywords :
biomedical MRI; biomedical equipment; hospitals; MRI equipment availability; equipment downtime; human infrastructure effects; magnetic resonance imaging; physical infrastructure effects; Conferences; Couplings; IEEE catalog; Magnetic resonance imaging; Maintenance engineering; Medical services; Reliability; Magnetic Resonance; maintenance; reliability;
Conference_Titel :
Health Care Exchanges (PAHCE), 2011 Pan American
Conference_Location :
Rio de Janeiro
Print_ISBN :
978-1-61284-915-7
DOI :
10.1109/PAHCE.2011.5871936