Exam 8: Picture Archiving and Communication Systems

Current ____________________ technologies for PACS include solid-state memory, magnetic data carriers (disk and tapes), and optical disks.

____________________ serves to combine all the components into a whole system so that they can all communicate with one and other.

In the early days of PACS development, FDA approval was not required since PACS was considered accessory equipment to image acquisition modalities.

A(n) ____ is a computer-based information system used to gather not only medical information about a patient but also all activities related to the hospital's administration, such as billing, accounting, statistics, personnel, budgets, and materials management, to mention only a few.

DICOM specifies information object ____________________ to address what is contained in images from different imaging modalities.

In order for information to be communicated through the network, ____ are critical.

While offline storage cannot be removed and provides immediate access to images (RAM for example) within seconds, nearline storage is removable (RAID for example) with longer image retrieval times.

____, an independent organization, plays an active role in not only developing the skill set for PACS Administrators but also providing access to certification examinations.

A(n) ____ is a computer-based system that processes data to produce information in a form that can be understood by people using the system in order to solve problems.

____ is a communication standard configured for information systems, which addresses the communication of textual data, such as patient demographics, admission and discharge transfer, and the type of imaging examinations and radiology reports?

Integration profiles represent a central feature of IHE specifications.

Joint photographic experts group (JPEG) image compression features either lossy or lossless compression methods.

In the ____, a system integrator provides all PACS-related service to a client, which can be the entire hospital or practice group. No IT requirements are required by the client.

A LAN connects ____________________ that are separated by short distances such as within a radiology department, a building, or two or more buildings.

To address this need, radiology departments have created a new job title, the PACS ____________________.

____ refers to storage devices that must be retrieved by an individual and loaded into a drive for access to images.

In order to integrate the two information systems, the RIS and the HIS, several data ____________________ standards have been developed.

A CR examination consisting of two images with an image size of 2048 x 2048 x 12 will result in ____ MB of data.

In a PACS environment, what has an impact on clerical personnel, technologists, and radiologists?

Compression can be either ____________________ compression, or reversible compression, where no information is lost in the process.