The phantom pictured below contains only water. Based on the ROI readings what problem should be
reported to the medical physicist? - correct answer ✔✔Unacceptable uniformity
What artifact is visible in the image below in the posterior portion of the patient's abdomen? - correct
answer ✔✔Beam hardening artifact
What CT artifacts are demonstrated in this image? - correct answer ✔✔Beam hardening artifact
Ring artifact
A technologist review a patient's EMR for evidence of a gadolinium allergy prior to performing a scan
with contrast. is this a hippa violation? - correct answer ✔✔This is NOT a hippa violation
Compared to a pitch of 1.2, a pitch of 1 will result in
1. Increased dose
2. increased spatial resoluation
3. increased total scan time - correct answer ✔✔Increased dose
Increased spatial resolution
Which part of the PACS system houses all of the historic digital image data along with the current digital
data being generated by the modalities? - correct answer ✔✔Archive server
Consider a PACS network running through a traditional internet network. What is the primary advantage
of this network architecture? - correct answer ✔✔The PACS archive server can be accessed from any
internet-connected computer
What difference in image processing accounts for the visible difference between these two images of the
brain? - correct answer ✔✔Back projection filter
,During spiral scaling attenuation data from the patient is first organized in a helical pattern. the process
of converting this information into axial sections is accompanied by through: - correct answer
✔✔interpolation
Matrix size in CT refers to: - correct answer ✔✔The number of pixels in the matrix
Consider a CT image that was initially displayed with a 300 WW and a 30 WL. DECREASING the WL from
30 to 0 will have what effect on the image? - correct answer ✔✔decreased brightness
If the pitch is greater than one, this results in: - correct answer ✔✔Missing view in the scan data
The contrast resolution of a CT system is recorded with which of these units? - correct answer ✔✔HU
Compared to a pitch of 1, a pitch of 1.137 will have
The main DISADVANTAGE of using thick detector rows is - correct answer ✔✔decreased contrast
reolution
ideally, the patient worklists on imaging equipment should be automatically populated from examination
request placed though the: - correct answer ✔✔Electronic medical record ( EMR)
After completing a routine scan of the chest the radiologist request a sagittal image series with 5mm
slices. this request can be completed using which of these imaging techniques? - correct answer
✔✔multiplaner reformation
, What is the principle function of the data acquisition system (DAS) in CT? - correct answer
✔✔Reconstruct raw data into image data
This image shows excessively high contrast. Improving the contrast could be accomplished by: - correct
answer ✔✔Increasing the WW
Cone beam artifact is increased under what circumstances? - correct answer ✔✔Use a wide X-ray beam
A protocol designed for viewing boney injures to the thorax should use what kind of reconstruction
algorithm? - correct answer ✔✔Edge enhancing algorithms
Compared to a 2mm reconstruction slice thickness a 1mm slice thickness will result in
1. decreased image noise
2. decreased spatial resolution
3. more total image slices - correct answer ✔✔more total image slices
Which of the following is a disadvantage of accessing the PACS server through the internet on a basic
desktop computer
Ring artifact can be the result of - correct answer ✔✔using a large display field of view
The physical size of the X-ray beam is controlled by: - correct answer ✔✔Pre patient collimators
Which of these images is displayed with a WW of 2500 and WL of 600? - correct answer ✔✔image b
Voordelen van het kopen van samenvattingen bij Stuvia op een rij:
Verzekerd van kwaliteit door reviews
Stuvia-klanten hebben meer dan 700.000 samenvattingen beoordeeld. Zo weet je zeker dat je de beste documenten koopt!
Snel en makkelijk kopen
Je betaalt supersnel en eenmalig met iDeal, creditcard of Stuvia-tegoed voor de samenvatting. Zonder lidmaatschap.
Focus op de essentie
Samenvattingen worden geschreven voor en door anderen. Daarom zijn de samenvattingen altijd betrouwbaar en actueel. Zo kom je snel tot de kern!
Veelgestelde vragen
Wat krijg ik als ik dit document koop?
Je krijgt een PDF, die direct beschikbaar is na je aankoop. Het gekochte document is altijd, overal en oneindig toegankelijk via je profiel.
Tevredenheidsgarantie: hoe werkt dat?
Onze tevredenheidsgarantie zorgt ervoor dat je altijd een studiedocument vindt dat goed bij je past. Je vult een formulier in en onze klantenservice regelt de rest.
Van wie koop ik deze samenvatting?
Stuvia is een marktplaats, je koop dit document dus niet van ons, maar van verkoper Sakayobako30. Stuvia faciliteert de betaling aan de verkoper.
Zit ik meteen vast aan een abonnement?
Nee, je koopt alleen deze samenvatting voor €17,06. Je zit daarna nergens aan vast.