A.3. Check Data Quality

  1. Put the dewar in seated position and push the RC cage back.
  2. Switch off lights, projector and camera.
  3. Shut both doors in the stimulus delivery room.
  4. On megmap post subject selection: 0DQA and scan: 0NoiseTest
  5. Click on “Send Idle Parameters
  6. Click on “Acquisition setup
  7. Click “Start Initialisation” and then “Acquire data”.
  8. Check screen for relatively flat channel readings during the 2 minute data acquisition.
  9. It is OK if the reference channels (channel names contain the letters “M” and “G” are not as flat as the other channels.
  10. If channels are drifting, choose “zero data offset” (on Real Time Dispaly menu) to rescale y-axis on DAS.
  11. Post the recorded DQA data and load it into a Data Editor window. Check all channels throughout the duration of the DQA recording for unusual activity. Then filter the data using the DQA bandpass filter.
  12. Post the filtered data and re-load into the Data Editor window. Again, check all channels for artefacts and anomalies.
  13. Report any artefacts or other comments on the data in the log book.
  14. Remember to return the dewar to a vertical position when you have finished.
  15. Upload data to storage server: “nihead002