- Film and intensifying screens are primarily used in
- computed radiography (CR).
- digital radiography (DR).
- conventional radiography.
- picture archival and communication systems.
ANS: C OBJ: Explain latent image formation for conventional radiography.
- Intensifying screens
- absorb light.
- emit light.
- absorb scatter.
- emit positive electrons.
ANS: B OBJ: Explain latent image formation for conventional radiography.
- Which modality was the first to use the principle of digital imaging?
- Computed tomography (CT)
- Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
- Ultrasonography
- Cardiac catheterization
ANS: A OBJ: Define the term digital imaging.
- Who was the first to incorporate digital imaging with the CT scanner?
- Paul Lauterbur
- Godfrey Hounsfield
- Sol Nudelman
- M. Paul Capp
ANS: B OBJ: Define the term digital imaging.
- Teleradiology, moving images via telephone lines to and from remote locations, was first conceptualized by
- Paul Lauterbur.
- M. Paul Capp.
- Albert Jutras.
- Sol Nudelman.
ANS: C OBJ: Define digital imaging and communications in medicine.
- The invention of CT is heralded as
- the advanced use of three-dimensional computation in medical imaging.
- one of the greatest milestones in medical imaging.
- the stepping stone for the development of MRI.
- the first modality to use PACS.
ANS: B OBJ: Define the term digital imaging.
- Early reconstruction of raw CT data took a few to form a recognizable image.
- minutes
- hours
- days
ANS: C OBJ: Define the term digital imaging.
- The first commercial CT scanners could image the
- abdomen only.
- head only.
- head and abdomen.
- total body.
ANS: B OBJ: Define the term digital imaging.
- In which decade was MRI first introduced?
a. 1950s
b. 1960s
c. 1970s
d. 1980s
ANS: D OBJ: Define the term digital imaging.
- Which two modalities could easily be converted to digital imaging properties?
- CT and ultrasonography
- CT and MRI
- Ultrasonography and nuclear medicine
- Nuclear medicine and CT
ANS: C OBJ: Define the term digital imaging.
- Early picture archival and communication systems were first developed
- in Canada.
- by the U.S. military.
- by Albert Jutras.
- by NASA.
ANS: B OBJ: Explain what a PACS is and how it is used.
- Teleradiography incorporated to produce radiographic images.
- satellite feeds
- cable lines
- T1 cables
- telephone lines
ANS: D OBJ: Explain what a PACS is and how it is used.
- One of the early goals related to the development of PACS was to
- reduce costs related to overstaffing.
- allow radiologists to read stat films from a hospital while at home.
- provide a means to move battlefield images to an established hospital.
- eliminate the need for chemical processing.
ANS: C OBJ: Explain what a PACS is and how it is used.
- CR acquires an image through
- conventional film/screen processing using a digital scanner.
- the heating of a thermoluminescent device.
- an electrically charged cassette.
- the use of a storage phosphor plate.
ANS: D OBJ: Describe the latent image formation process for PSP image capture.
- Storage phosphor plates are similar to
- intensifying screens.
- xeromammography cassettes.
- flat panel detectors.
- cardboard cassettes.
ANS: A OBJ: Describe the latent image formation process for PSP image capture.
- In a DR system, which of the following are needed to produce a radiographic image?
- X-ray absorber and a CCD
- Intensifying screen and a TFT
- Storage phosphor plate and a CCD
- Storage phosphor plate and a TFT
ANS: A OBJ: Compare and contrast the latent image formation processes.
- The two elements needed to convert light signals into an electrical signal while using indirect capture DR are TFT and
- photodiodes.
- photoconductors.
- phototransistors.
- photostators.
ANS: A OBJ: Compare and contrast the latent image formation processes.
- The x-ray absorber typically used in direct capture DR is a
- photodiode.
- phototransistor.
- photoconductor.
- photoelectron.
ANS: C OBJ: Compare and contrast the latent image formation processes.
- Technologist efficiency ratings are generally the same when comparing conventional radiography with radiography.
- computed
- digital
ANS: A OBJ: Compare and contrast the latent image formation processes.
- Compared with a 90-second processing time found in conventional radiography, image acquisition with DR has now been reduced to
- instantaneous acquisition.
- 1–2 seconds.
- 3–5 seconds.
- 6–8 seconds.
ANS: C OBJ: Compare and contrast the latent image formation processes.
- The active element in a storage phosphor is
- lithium.
- glutaraldehyde.
- europium.
- barium fluorohalide.
ANS: D OBJ: Compare and contrast the latent image formation processes.
- In reference to PSP image capture, to release the latent image, which of the following devices is scanned over the phosphor plate?
- Photomultiplier tube
- Fluorescent light
- Focused laser light
- Lithium crystal
ANS: C OBJ: Describe the latent image formation process for PSP image capture.
- Which of the following best describes the sequence for PSP image capture?
- Phosphor plate, focused laser light scanner, photomultiplier, digital-analog converter, review station
- Phosphor plate, focused laser light scanner, photodensitometer, digital-analog converter, review station
- Phosphor plate, focused laser light scanner, photodensitometer, analog-digital converter, review station
- Phosphor plate, focused laser light scanner, photomultiplier, analog-digital converter, review station
ANS: D OBJ: Compare and contrast the latent image formation processes.
- X-ray energy related to direct capture DR will stimulate a , which eventually is changed into an electrical signal.
- photodensitometer
- scintillator
- TFT array
- charge-coupled device
ANS: B OBJ: Compare and contrast the latent image formation processes.
- The converts x-ray energy directly to a digital electrical signal.
- photoconductor
- photomultiplier
- scintillator
- TLD
ANS: A OBJ: Compare and contrast the latent image formation processes.
- Exposure latitude is to conventional radiography as is to DR.
- characteristic response
- linear manner
- subject contrast
- dynamic range
ANS: D OBJ: Compare and contrast the latent image formation processes.
- A look-up table maps
- latent images.
- subject contrasts.
- image grayscale values.
- optical density.
ANS: C OBJ: Compare and contrast the latent image formation processes.
- With conventional radiography, optical density is primarily controlled by
- kilovoltage.
- milliamperage.
- line voltage.
- milliampere-seconds.
ANS: D OBJ: Compare and contrast the latent image formation processes.
- Preset image annotation controls include all of the following except
- arrows.
- position indicators.
- date and time stamps.
- image acquisition markers.
ANS: C OBJ: Explain what a PACS is and how it is used.
- The first full-scale PACS was installed in 1993 in
- Boston.
- Philadelphia.
- New York.
- Baltimore.
ANS: D OBJ: Explain what a PACS is and how it is used.
- All of the following are components of a PACS except
- independent kilovoltage peak and milliampere-second stations.
- web access.
- multiple interfaces.
- reading stations.
ANS: A OBJ: Explain what a PACS is and how it is used.
TRUE/FALSE
- Light exposing the film is in direct proportion to the amount and energy of the incident photon upon the screen.
ANS: T OBJ: Explain latent image formation for conventional radiography.
- The earliest CT of the head took several hours to acquire a single slice of information.
ANS: T OBJ: Define the term digital imaging.
- When switching from a conventional diagnostic radiography room to one that incorporates CR, major equipment changes are to be expected.
ANS: F OBJ: Describe the latent image formation process for PSP image capture.
- Similar to CR, DR can use the existing diagnostic equipment found in today’s imaging departments.
ANS: F OBJ: Compare and contrast the latent image formation processes.
- Indirect capture DR converts absorbed x-ray energy into visible light.
ANS: T OBJ: Compare and contrast the latent image formation processes.
- A Bucky apparatus is required for DR.
ANS: F OBJ: Compare and contrast the latent image formation processes.
- Many PACS reading stations also have image-processing capabilities.
ANS: T OBJ: Explain what a PACS is and how it is used.
- DICOM is a standard that allows imaging modalities and PACS to communicate in the same language.
ANS: T OBJ: Explain what a PACS is and how it is used.