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network, DICOM, protocols CORRECT ANSWERS In order for digital imaging equipment to be integrated into PACS, the equipment must be connected to the proper (n)___, communicate via the (d)___ format, have registration of the equipment to PACS and the use of proper network (p)___.
PACS workstation CORRECT ANSWERS A worklist is available at two points in an exam: first, when the technologist chooses the patient name and exam to attach to the digitial image, and secondly, at a (P)___ (w)___ when a technologist or user reviews images.
false CORRECT ANSWERS A DICOM image always displays the associated DICOM header when viewing the image so patient demographics can accessed easily.
false CORRECT ANSWERS PACS eliminates the chance of digital images being lost after acquisition.
admininstrator CORRECT ANSWERS The person who overseas the team that maintains and monitors the PACS is the PACS (a)____________.
hospital information system CORRECT ANSWERS The accession number is issued normally by the Radiology Information System, but can also be isuued by the ___ ___ ___.
hospital information system, radiology information system CORRECT ANSWERS In digital imaging, the patient ID is associated with the image by either the (H)__ (I)___ (S)___ or the (R)__ (I)___ (S)___. (No abbreviations.)
image manager, short, long CORRECT ANSWERS An archive server is the "file room" of PACS and is typically composed of a (i)___ (m)___, (s)___ term and (l)_____ term storage, and a PACS computer workflow manager.
images, workstation CORRECT ANSWERS Prefetching refers to the ability of PACS to be programmed to send patient (i)___ to the appropriate (w)___ prior to scheduled exams.
true CORRECT ANSWERS DICOM has evolved into a continually changing standard used by most PACS system
RAID, 1 CORRECT ANSWERS Near term image data storage is synomynous with a (R)___. Storage is typically up to (#)___ year(s). firewall, encryption CORRECT ANSWERS Two ways of improving PACS internet security is by using a (f)___ and (e)___.
image, demographic, processing, display CORRECT ANSWERS DICOM headers contain information about (i)___ format, (d)___ data, image (p)___ and image (d)___ parameters.
true CORRECT ANSWERS Wide area networks typically are public or commercially owned systems while local area networks are usually privately owned.
false CORRECT ANSWERS All PACS products listed as DICOM compliant are able to fully integrate with other DICOM compliant equipment.
true CORRECT ANSWERS The main advantage of using a PACS occurs after the image acquisition process.
true CORRECT ANSWERS In a film based radiology department, some institutions destroy images older than five to seven years to free storage space for more films. In PACS, storage may be much longer, based upon institution storage guidelines.
false CORRECT ANSWERS Long term archive storage generally has much longer access times than short term storage. Also, the price of long term storage per gigabyte is much higher than short term because of the large storage requirements.
true CORRECT ANSWERS The most basic configuration for a PACS is a modality imaging system that delivers a digital signal to a computer.
true CORRECT ANSWERS One characteristic of LANs is that they are typically much faster than WANs when transferring data.
true CORRECT ANSWERS The medical record number is unique for each patient, however, there is no standard format from one health institution to another.
true CORRECT ANSWERS The medical record number is unique for each patient, however, there is no standard format from one health institution to another.
storing and retrieving CORRECT ANSWERS The driving force behind the development of PACS digital imaging systems is the inherent benefits of (s)__ and (r)__of images.
application service provider CORRECT ANSWERS Smaller medical institiutions and hospitals often use an (a)__ (s)___ (p)___ to obtain PACS capabilites due to capital fund or personnel limitations.
true CORRECT ANSWERS DVD is a form of optical disk used for long term PACS storage and stands for Digital Versatile Disk.
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