Exam 8: Picture Archiving and Communication Systems

A(n)____________________ function is one that enables the user of the workstation to find the image or images to be reviewed.

Which of the following offers the specification of strict requirements on the contents of the image header and the form of the pixel data itself for each type of modality, thereby improving interoperability?

Privacy, authentication, and integrity are vital security concerns surrounding an electronic radiology department.

Which of the following is another type of network based on TCP/IP and used within a single organization, such as the radiology department?

____ became law in the United States in 1996 in an effort to reform health care by addressing several objectives relating to the protection of the patient's health information, standards for such information, fraud and abuse of such information, and so forth.

____ 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?

The PACS is concerned primarily with image data, and the RIS deals with textual data such as patient demographics.

At low ____________________ ratios (8:1 or less), the loss of image quality is such that the image is still visually acceptable.

What is the data transfer rate of the network called?

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