At the beginning of the experiment:

  1. Enable Physio Recording (Legacy Mode) in MB-CMRR Sequence
    • Navigate to the last section of the MB-Sequence under "Sequence->Special"
    • Enable Physio Recording (Legacy Mode. DICOM is still not available)
  2. Exit Kiosk Mode of Numaris
  3. Running Physio Signal Logging through Command Prompt:
    • Open the Command Prompt application on the scanner console (cmd)
    • In the Command Prompt window, type the following command ideacmdtool and press Enter
  4. Selecting PMU Control and Signal Logging:
    • Within the ideacmdtool interface, you'll likely encounter menus or options. Use the provided navigation keys (arrows, numbers) to select the following options:
    • PMU Control (Physio Measurement Unit Control) --> OPTION 1
    • PMU Signal Logging --> Option 2
  5. Enabling Desired Signals for Logging:
    • Navigate through the options to choose the specific physiological signals you want to record during the scan (e.g., ECG, Respiration, Pulse...). Each system might have a different way to select these options. 
    • Pulse enable: 8
    • Pulse disable: 9
    • Respiration enable: 6
    • Respiration disable: 7
    • Log ALL: 12
    • disable Log ALL: 13
  6. Setting a SPECIAL_NAME:
    • You'll likely be prompted to define a name for the log file. Enter a descriptive name (SPECIAL_NAME) to identify the specific scan and logged signals.
  7. Running the Experiment:
    • Once you've configured the Physio Recording options and set the SPECIAL_NAME, proceed with your MRI experiment as usual. The chosen physiological signals will be logged during the scan.
  8. Finding the Log Files:
    • After the scan is complete, navigate to the following directory on the scanner console:
      C:\ProgramData\Siemens\Numaris\log
    • Press Windows Key + E together.
    • You should find your log files named with the chosen SPECIAL_NAME prefixed with either ".resp" (response) or ".puls" (pulse) extension, depending on the data format.
    • You can find the same logs by using the "Quick Access" option
    • In the File Explorer window, on the left-hand side, you should see a section titled "Quick access." Click on it.
    • If you don't see "Quick Access," click on "Home" and then navigate to the folder.
    • In the "Quick Access" or the folder you navigated to (C:\ProgramData\Siemens\Numaris\log), you should see a shortcut or a folder named "log." Click on it to open the log files.

 

At the end of the experiment:

    1. Transferring Data and Disabling Physio Login
    2. Turn on Network on Stimulus PC using the Switch (Note: This might require physical interaction with the equipment)
      • Turning a switch on the Stimulus PC to position "A."
    3. Copy Data to Stimulus PC:
      • You have two options for transferring your data files (".resp" and ".puls") from the Console to the Stimulus PC:
      • Open File Explorer on the scanner console.
      • Navigate to the "Daten" folder on the Stimulus PC. This might involve accessing a network drive.
      • Use the standard copy and paste functions (Ctrl+C and Ctrl+V) to copy the data files from the Console folder to the "Daten" folder.
      • Network Share: "\\10.4.0.245" might be a network share on the Stimulus PC. You can access it by opening File Explorer on the scanner console and entering the network address in the address bar.
      • Use the standard copy and paste functions to copy the data files from the Console folder to the network share location.
    4. Copy Data to the Cloud:
      • Once you have the data in the stimulus pc, select the desired files  (".resp" and ".puls") and upload them to your cloud storage
    5. Delete Data from Console:
      • Once you have safely copied your data elsewhere, you can delete the original files from the Console. Use the standard deletion process (select the files and press Delete key).
    6. Disable Physio Login in Command Prompt 
      • Open the Command Prompt application on the scanner console.
      • In the Command Prompt window (under the ideacmdtool menu), type the following command and press Enter:
      • physio login disable 13
    7. Close Command Prompt:
      • In the Command Prompt window, type exit and press Enter to close the application.
    8. Back to the Kiosk Mode

 

How to import the physio data?

https://github.com/CMRR-C2P/MB/wiki