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Robert Junk, AIA
Junk Architects, PC
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7.0 Tesla Research MRI Safety Audit We are proud to have recently completed an MRI Suite Safety Audit for a planned installation of a 7.0 Tesla research MRI. Despite having been designed to receive an ultra high field magnet, the MRI Suite Safety Audit revealed that significant parts of the completed construction actually increased the hazards of the MRI. Fortunately, the problems were identified prior to the installation of the new system, when the dangerous systems could be rebuilt without interrupting the operation of the magnet.Ideally, safety issues for any upgrade, renovation or new installation are integral to the whole process, starting with the earliest conceptual designs. Retroactively evaluating a project for safety considerations will still protect lives and equipment, but at a much greater cost than if safety is one of the initial guiding principles.
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Ten Questions To Ask Your MRI Architect
Part 2 of 2
By Robert Junk, AIA and Tobias Gilk Last month we provided you with ten questions that every architect who designs an MRI suite should be able to answer. Designers who can't (or won't) answer these questions are not ones you should count on to protect the safety of your patients and staff, not to mention a million dollars in clinical equipment. This month we are providing you with answers to each of the ten questions for you to use as a yardstick.Click here to be taken to the full article.
Confessions Of A Healthcare Architect:
What I Thought I Knew.
By Catherine Pafford
After graduating with my Master of Architecture, I went to work at a leading healthcare firm where I worked on several major hospital and medical center projects. I quickly learned how intricate healthcare design is, but it wasn't until I joined Junk Architects that I realized how very specialized the field needs to be.
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Image Quality vs. Reimbursement:
Why Insurers May Refuse Payment.
By Tobias Gilk
My grandfather is a water-witch. With a couple of carefully selected sticks from the ground, he can walk around, gently holding the sticks in front of him, and pinpoint locations where the water is closest to the surface. If he could do the same thing for tumors and succeed only seven out of ten times, he should invest in a wide-brimmed black pointy hat and move to Kansas City where, apparently, he would match the performance of some outpatient imaging facilities.
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Articles In The Works
Over the coming year we will be sharing articles with you on a number of topics, from tools that are immediately applicable, to strategies that will help your facility on into the future. Several planned upcoming articles include:
Interventional MRI, The Next Big Revenue Stream?
What It Takes To Implement The 4-Zone Principle
Square Pegs - Round Holes: Retrofitting An MRI
Safety vs. Bottom Line: Why Safety Pays
Imaging Trailer Dock: Making Mobiles Work For You
We Love Hearing From You!
Feel free to contact us with any questions or comments on the articles or issues you'd like to see covered.
Junk Architects, PC
802 Broadway - 5th Floor
Kansas City, MO 54105
816-472-7722
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