Device and context specific signal pattern analysis for magnetic resonance imaging equipment component diagnostics and predictive maintenance

A method of identifying imminent component failure in a magnetic resonance (MR) imaging device based on component signal analysis, comprising:

• monitoring at least one radio frequency (RF) coil parameter for each of a plurality of RF coils periodically connected to a power source via a connector;
• generating a filtered data set by discarding data points collected during monitoring according to at least one predefined metric;
• identifying at least one fault condition in at least one system component based on the filtered data set;
• transmitting a report of the identified at least one fault condition;
• receiving a signal comprising information indicative of a root cause of the identified at least one fault condition and a component service recommendation;
• and
• outputting the component service recommendation on a user interface (UI)
• wherein the at least one monitored parameter is phase lock lost (PLL) events, and further comprising generating an alert when a number of PLL events exceeds a predetermined threshold within a predetermined time period, or a set of time periods determined by filtering for valid time ranges around plug events.

A system that facilitates identifying imminent component failure in a magnetic resonance (MR) imaging device based on component signal analysis, comprising:

• an MR imaging device comprising a plurality of radio frequency (RF) coils;
• a connector to which the plurality of coils respectively are connected to a power supply at different times;
• and
• a processor configured to:
• collect data samples for at least one of phase lock lost (PLL) events and voltage VDL for each of the plurality of RF coils;
• generate a filtered data set by discarding data samples according to at least one predefined metric;
• identify at least one fault condition in at least one monitored RF coil based on the filtered data set;
• transmit a report of the identified at least one fault condition;
• receive a signal comprising:
• information indicative of a root cause of the identified at least one fault condition;
• and
• a coil service recommendation;
• and
• output the coil service recommendation on a user interface (UI) (50).