Patent ID: 7626385

Claim:
A system for maintaining and supporting an MRI apparatus, comprising: a plurality of MRI apparatuses; a maintenance support apparatus for storing data relating to each MRI apparatus; a plurality of service center apparatuses, each for supporting maintenance and repair of at least one MRI apparatus; and a communication network for providing a communication connection between said MRI apparatuses, said maintenance support apparatus and said service center apparatuses, wherein at least one of said MRI apparatuses comprise: a memory unit configured to store an imaging schedule used to check a main unit of the MRI apparatus; and a controller configured to instruct an operator to prepare images according to the schedule, wherein the controller instructs the operator to prepare a first image for evaluating signal to noise ratio of a whole body coil of the main unit at a first regular interval and a second image for evaluating at least one of an eddy current, FSE adjustment, shimming adjustment, EPI delay time adjustment, FE-EPI time stability, ghost and sensitivity unevenness of FSE at a second regular interval.