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WorksheetsRAD 217 Exam 3 Review
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
A detector in which each pixel has its own amplifier is known as a
CCD.
field-effect transistor.
CMOS.
thin-field transistor.
RAM is
permanent for the CPU.
long term for archiving.
temporary for the BIOS.
short term for open programs.
The microprocessor uses the BIOS during
start-up diagnostics.
the stand-by mode.
the shutdown process.
processing algorithm application.
In which system architecture do the acquisition modalities send their images directly to a designated workstation?
Client/server-based system
Distributed system
Web-based system
Image manager system
Loss of detail in a digitally processed image
occurs because of the number of conversions.
is extremely minimal compared with film/screen.
is equal to film/screen.
has almost no impact on the image.
Proper patient demographic input is the responsibility of the
technologist.
QC manager.
radiologist.
transporter.
Which of the following is TRUE regarding post-processing functions?
Early PACS radiologists believed that they needed four to six monitors to view images.
Digital annotations may safely be used to indicate the right or left side of the patient.
Incorrect patient demographic information is unimportant in a PACS network.
All display workstations on the network possess the same post-processing capabilities.
Which advanced function allows the user to remove all tissue above and below a certain threshold and to show a 3D perspective of the surface of a structure?
MPR
MIP
MinIP
SSD
Which advanced function is used most often in computed tomography to emphasize the highest intensity pixels in the data set?
MPR
MIP
MinIP
SSD
Which advanced workstation function can reconstruct images into another plane?
MPR
MIP
VRT
SSD
Which function determines how images are displayed on the monitor(s)?
Series navigation
Hanging protocol
Flip and rotate
Imaging protocol
What term is used to describe the reading of images outside of the hospital walls, generally at home or in remote locations?
Teleradiology
Offsite reporting
Long-range reporting
Home-based reading
What is a disadvantage of the client/server PACS architecture?
High network dependency
Single point of failure in the archive
Limited image processing capabilities
Different worklists for each workstation
What term is used to describe a database that is running two identical databases simultaneously?
Image manager
Mirrored
Striped
RAID
The amount of detail present in any image is known as ______ resolution.
spatial
contrast
detail
fine
