DocumentCode
3498484
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
fYear
2011
fDate
March 28 2011-April 1 2011
Firstpage
396
Lastpage
398
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;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Health Care Exchanges (PAHCE), 2011 Pan American
Conference_Location
Rio de Janeiro
Print_ISBN
978-1-61284-915-7
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/PAHCE.2011.5871936
Filename
5871936
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