Exam 8: Picture Archiving and Communication Systems

Integration profiles represent a central feature of IHE specifications.

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

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

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

The lack of PACS interfacing to information systems such as radiology information systems (RIS)and hospital information systems (HIS)resulted in ____________________ problems, such as the delivery of data to specific locations at specific times, a function carried out by technologists in a film-based imaging department.

The ____ is a PACS developed by the radiology department and hospital using technical components from various manufacturers to suit the needs of the hospital.

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.

Some digital X-ray imaging modalities, as well as MRI, generate very large amounts of digital images that result in what has been referred to as a data explosion.

In a simple DICOM configuration, a CR unit sends images to a PACS for ____.

The primary function of the IHE integration profiles is to outline the roles of actors in the DICOM and ____________________ environment.

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

A(n)____ is a router, a computer, or even a small network containing routes and computers that is used to connect two networks to provide security.

For the management and care of patients, PACS have been implemented largely in hospitals and clinics where health care and medical information are the primary focus.These systems can also be used for teaching and ____________________ purposes.

Two types of RIS/HIS integration schemes are available: one is brokerless and the other one uses a broker and is the preferred and default method.

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.

Which of the following are described in terms of matrix size, inherent spatial resolution, bit depth, number of slices, study sizes, and overall image quality?

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

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

In the digital imaging environment, one of the central means of addressing this particular challenge requires the use of a(n)____________________ archiving and communication systems.

An individual device is referred to as a node, and the connections among nodes are called ____________________.