Digital Imaging Test 3 Flashcards

Wireless connections require all except which one of the following?

In a bus network

Which term describes the technology that allows a film to be digitized and then analyzed by a computer to alert the radiologist of possible questionable areas on a radiograph?

Which of the following are common uses of images?

1. Backup

2. Legal Cases

3. Outside physicians

Which of the following would be considered advantages of a client/server-based system?

1. Any image can be seen anywhere without interventions.

2. Even if the archive goes down, images can still be see at all workstations.

3. Only one person can open a study with the intent to read it, and others will be told that the study is being read by someone else.

The place where records or documents are preserved for historic purposes is the

Which device scans an analog film and produces numeric signals based on the appearance of the film?

A network switch

Reading images on a computer screen is known as _____ reporting.

The almost universally accepted standard for exchanging medical images is known as:

All of the following are common SCSI devices except the

A computer network that spans a large area such as a city, state, nation, or continent is known as a

In which network type is each computer on the network considered equal?

Which of the following are considered PACS architecture?

1. Distributed system

2. Client/server-based system

3. Web-based system

Which component of the archive consists of the physical storage devices?

Which of the following describes a thin-client computer?

How many bits make up four bytes?

Which advanced function is used most often in computed tomography to visualize contrast medium-filled vessels separate from the surrounding tissues?

DICOM was considered better than previous exchange mechanisms for all but which one of the following?

A square table of numbers that represents the intensity to be displayed on the monitor is a

A network that uses a central computer that sends the entire original resource to the client is known as a

The information storage capacity of a DVD is _____ times more than that of a CD.

The network layer breaks up data and

Which function represents the range of gray values that are being viewed on the monitor?

Ethernet protocol performs at the _____ layer

In which RAID level are all data striped across all connected disks and error correction (parity) is contained on one disk?

What factors might be used when determining the best type of monitor for each workstation?

1. Resolution

2. Size

3. Monitor orientation

Which term best describes a basic picture element on a display?

In which RAID level are all data mirrored on two disks?

The microprocessor uses the BIOS during

Dry imager film is more sensitive to what in comparison to conventional film?

1. Heat

2. Cold

3. Humidity

If the number of _____ increases on a monitor, resolution _____

A PACS consits of:

1. image acquisition

2. display workstations

3. archive servers

Most network interface cards plug directly into the

A connection device that can bring two or more networks together that speak the same language is known as a

All of the following use buses that are found within the computer except the

1. SCSI

2. AGP

3. USB

4. PCI

UNIX was developed by

Which is the most interactive part of a PACS?

Two or more objects sharing resources and information or computers, terminals, and servers interconnected by communication channels is a definition of a

The part of DICOM that ensures that modalities can communicate with existing image-viewing devices is

The fastest and most versatile port is the

Which one of the following is not considered a type of computer found on a network?

What term is used to describe the reading of images outside of the hospital walls, generally at home or in remote locations?

The transport layer of the OSI model:

A universally accepted standard for exchanging medical imaging via a networked set of display workstations, archive, and imaging modalities is

Response rate refers to the amount of time it takes the crystal to go

Which term is used to describe the process of transferring images to remote locations for reading by a radiologist?

The standard that oversees most computerized clinical and administrative data is known as

The most common connection medium for a LAN is

Which advanced function uses a histogram-type graph to differentiate various structures using different colors that represent each of the intensities in the image?

Which of the following are types of tape archive solutions?

1. DVD

2. DLT

3. AIT

The system that contains patient information, billing records, and inpatient orders is the

What do dry imagers use to develop the image on the film?

Lossy compression is used to

Any computer that a health care worker uses to view a digital image is a(n)

All but _____ are commonly used mice.

Cable consisting of a center connecting wire surrounded by insulation and a grounded shield of braided wire is called

RAM is an acronym for _____ memory

All of the following are major operating systems except:

Which of the following would be considered advantages of a distributed system?

1. Any images can be seen anywhere without any interventions.

2. Even if the archive goes down, images can still be seen at all workstations.

3. The system is less dependent on the network for its speed.

Which function allows the user to move through a series of images frame by frame?

The system clock uses a:

A server is

A level, layer, or division of something is known as a

The topology on which the internet is based is the

Which of the following would be considered categories for display workstations?

1. Primary reading

2. Technologist QC

3. Archive server

A device that provides the interface between the computer and network is known as a

In which system architecture do the acquistion modalities send their images directly to a designated workstation?

RIS is specific to

The number of pixels contained on a display is known as

Which of the following are common uses of a film digitizer?

1. Compare outside films

2. Computed aided diagnosis

3. Remote viewing of analog images

The refresh rate controls the

What metal is contained behind the outer layers of a DVD?

Which of the following would be considered disadvantages of a distributed system?

1. There is a heavy reliance that the images are being sent to the correct locations.

2. The archive is considered a single point of failure

3. Each workstation has a different worklist

What term is used to describe a database that is running two identical databases simultaneously?

Most modern keyboards connect to the back of the box using a _____ connection

Which advanced function allows the user to put multiple images together into one single image, such as in a scoliosis series?

Which of the following would be considered categories of workstation functions?

1. Navigation

2. Image manipulation and enhancement

3. Image management

Which function determines how images are displayed on the monitor?

Real-time operating systems are commonly found on

The acronym PACS stands for ______ system

Which of the following are types of optical disks?

1. MOD

2.DLT

3. UDO

A film imager is also known as a film

Film digitizers use which of the following techologies to acquire digital images?

1. TFT

2. CCD

3. Laser

Which workstation is used to review images after acquisition but before being sent off for reporting?

A category of disk drives that uses two or more drives in combination for fault tolerance and performance is

Which film digitizer uses a helium neon laser to convert the analog film image into a digital image?

1. Laser

2. CCD

3. TFT

A parallel port sends _____ bit(s) of data through a connection compared with a serial port, which can send _____ bit(s) of data

Which of the following measurements are commonly found on a PACS workstation?

1. ROI

2. Distance

3. Angle

Which function can be used to orient the image in the anatomic hanging position?

The system that holds a specific patient's lab results, radiology reports, and physician notes is the:

A database that keeps track of how the images are related and provides search capability is a

A handheld personal organizer is an example of a _____ operating system.

All of the following are used with a serial port except a:

mouse

modem

keyboard

All mice connections are _____ type

In which RAID level are all data and error corrections (parity) striped across all connected disks?

Which of the following would be considered disadvantages of a client/server-based system?

1. The archive is considered a single point of failure

2. The system depends on the network

3. Each workstation has a different worklist

"Write once, read many" is represented by which of the following identifiers?

Which advanced workstation function can reconstruct images into another plane?

Any supplemental device connected to a PACS that performs a specific function is known as a