Deck 10: Pacs Archiving and Peripherals

Question 1

Which of the following information might be found in the DICOM header of an image?
1) Patient name
2) Laboratory test results
3) Ordering physician

A)1 only
B)1 and 2
C)1 and 3
D)1, 2, and 3

Answer 1

1 and 3

Question 2

A level, layer, or division of something is known as a:

A) tier.
B) RAID.
C) stripe.
D) mirror.

Answer 2

tier.

Question 3

The place where records or documents are preserved for historic purposes is the:

A) workstation.
B) archive.
C) file cabinet.
D) redundant array of independent disks (RAID).

Answer 3

archive.

Question 4

Which of the following are true regarding the image manager?
1) Contains the master database of all on the archive
2) Controls the receipt of all images
3) Stores images in its database

A)1 and 2
B)1 and 3
C)2 and 3
D)1, 2, and 3

Question 5

Which term is used to describe when data are broken up into pieces and each disk receives a "piece" of the data?

A) Mirror
B) Striping
C) Tier
D) RAID

Question 6

Which of the following is an archive storage configuration that links different kinds of data storage devices on a special-purpose network?

A) SAN
B) DAS
C) NAS
D) All of the above

Question 7

What term is used to describe a database that is running two identical databases simultaneously?

A) Image manager
B) Server
C) Mirrored
D) Striped

Question 8

In which RAID level are all data and error corrections (parity) striped across all connected disks?

A) RAID 0
B) RAID 1
C) RAID 3
D) RAID 5

Question 9

Which of the following are types of tape archive solutions?
1) DVD
2) DLT
3) AIT

A)1 and 2
B)2 only
C)2 and 3
D)1, 2, and 3

Question 10

Which of the following are types of optical disks?
1) MOD
2) DLT
3) UDO

A)1 and 2
B)1 and 3
C)1 only
D)1, 2, and 3

Question 11

Which of the following are commonly used as long-term storage for DICOM images?
1) Digital linear tape
2) Optical disks
3) Film

A)1 only
B)2 only
C)1 and 2
D)1, 2, and 3

Question 12

In which RAID level are all data mirrored on two disks?

A) RAID 0
B) RAID 1
C) RAID 3
D) RAID 5

Question 13

The acronym for RAID is redundant:

A) array of inexpensive disks.
B) archive of independent databases.
C) array of independent disks.
D) both a and c.

Question 14

Which of the following is an archive storage configuration that has RAID arrays directly attached to the network?

A) SAN
B) DAS
C) NAS
D) All of the above

Question 15

In which RAID level are all data striped across all connected disks and error correction (parity) is contained on one disk?

A) RAID 0
B) RAID 1
C) RAID 3
D) RAID 5

Question 16

What term describes a company that provides outsourcing of archiving and management functions for a pay-per-use charge?

A) Application source program
B) Application service provider
C) All services provided
D) Archive service program

Question 17

Which component of the archive consists of the physical storage devices?

A) Image storage
B) Archive server
C) Image manager
D) Both a and b

Question 18

Which of the following describe(s) ways in which the RAID can be configured in an archive scheme?
1) Direct attached storage
2) Network attached storage
3) Storage area network

A)1 and 2
B)1 only
C)2 and 3
D)1, 2, and 3

Question 19

A category of disk drives that uses two or more drives in combination for fault tolerance and performance is:

A) hard drive.
B) UDO.
C) DLT.
D) RAID.

Question 20

Which picture archival and communication system (PACS) component interfaces with the radiology information system and hospital information system?

A) Image storage
B) Archive server
C) Application service provider (ASP)
D) Image manager

Question 21

Striping of data decreases the reliability and performance of the archive.

Question 22

Other than printing films, another alternative would be to:

A) digitize the image into the PACS.
B) have the physician come to the hospital to view the images.
C) burn images to an optical disk.
D) do both a and b.

Question 23

Which term describes the act of keeping a complete copy of the archive in another remote location?

A) ASP
B) SAN
C) Disaster recovery
D) All of the above

Question 24

Any supplemental device connected to a PACS that performs a specific function is known as a(n):

A) archive.
B) peripheral.
C) workstation.
D) digital imaging modality.

Question 25

Which of the following are common uses of imagers?
1) Backup
2) Legal cases
3) Outside physicians

A)1 and 2
B)1 and 3
C)2 and 3
D)1, 2, and 3

Question 26

Which device scans an analog film and produces numeric signals based on the appearance of the film?

A) Film digitizer
B) Film imager
C) Burner
D) Archive server

Question 27

Which of the following devices would be considered PACS peripherals?
1) Film digitizer
2) Film imager
3) Archive server

A)1 only
B)1 and 2
C)2 and 3
D)1, 2, and 3

Question 28

What do dry imagers use to develop the image on the film?

A) Heat
B) Developer
C) Fixer
D) Water

Question 29

A film imager is also known as a film:

A) digitizer.
B) printer.
C) duplicator.
D) none of the above.

Question 30

The greatest disadvantage when using tape as a long-term archive solution is its unreliability over multiple uses throughout the years.

Question 31

A database that keeps track of how the images are related and provides search capability is a(n):

A) workflow manager.
B) security manager.
C) image storage.
D) image manager.

Question 32

Most of the ___ levels of RAID are a combination of the original five.

A) 9
B) 11
C) 13
D) 15

Question 33

Disks are much cheaper to distribute than laser film.

Question 34

Which film digitizer uses a helium neon laser to convert the analog film image into a digital image?
1) Laser
2) CCD
3) TFT

A)1 only
B)2 only
C)1 and 2
D)1, 2, and 3

Question 35

Which film digitizer uses fluorescent bulbs to aid in converting the analog film image into a digital image?
1) Laser
2) CCD
3) TFT

A)1 only
B)2 only
C)1 and 2
D)1, 2, and 3

Question 36

Which term is used to describe the process of transferring images to remote locations for reading by a radiologist?

A) Long-range image viewing
B) Teleradiology
C) Computed radiology
D) Distance reading

Question 37

Which of the following are common uses of a film digitizer?
1) Compare outside films
2) Computed aided diagnosis
3) Remote viewing of analog images

A)1 and 2
B)1 and 3
C)2 and 3
D)1, 2, and 3

Question 38

Dry imager film is more sensitive to what in comparison to conventional film?
1) Heat
2) Cold
3) Humidity

A)1 and 2
B)1 and 3
C)2 and 3
D)1, 2, and 3

Question 39

Which term describes the technology that allows a film to be digitized and then analyzed by a computer to alert the radiologist of possible questionable areas on a radiograph?

A) CAD
B) TFT
C) CCD
D) Teleradiology

Question 40

Film digitizers use which of the following technologies to acquire digital images?
1) TFT
2) CCD
3) Laser

A)1 and 2
B)1 and 3
C)2 and 3
D)1, 2, and 3

Question 41

One major advantage of wet imagers is that they only require an electrical outlet and a network connection.

Question 42

Wet imagers use chemicals to process films.

Question 43

The greatest advantage of a laser digitizer is its expense and service needs.

Question 44

Dry imagers use chemicals to process the films.

Question 45

CCD digitizers are slower than laser digitizers.