PACS Test
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1. What does PACS Picture Archiving and Communication System.
stand for?
2. What is PACS A digital system used to store, manage, transmit, and interpret medical images
used for in radiol- efficiently and securely.
ogy?
3. What are the Storing, managing, transmitting, and interpreting medical images.
main functions of
PACS in medical
imaging?
4. What is the pur- Infrastructure used to transmit images safely between devices and servers.
pose of a secure
network in a ra-
diology imaging
system?
5. What does the Safe transmission of images between devices and servers.
secure network
component allow
in medical imag-
ing systems?
6. What are Software used by radiologists to view, manipulate, and interpret medical images.
worksta-
tions/viewers in
radiology
systems?
7. What functions Zooming, contrast adjustment, and 3D reconstruction.
can
worksta-
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tions/viewers
perform when
analyzing
medical images?
8. Who primarily Radiologists.
uses worksta-
tions/viewers in
radiology?
9. What are Storage systems (cloud or on-premise) used for long-term preservation of images
archives in a PACS and associated metadata.
system used for?
10. What happens The imaging modality captures images and sends them in DICOM format to the
during image ac- PACS archive.
quisition in the
PACS workflow?
11. What is the PACS • Ordering and scheduling of the imaging exam
workflow • Protocoling, image acquisition, and quality assurance by the imaging modality
• Image analysis and quantification with worklists and hanging protocols
• Radiologist interpretation of the images
• Reporting and communication of results to the referring physician
• Billing and coding for the exam
12. What occurs dur- Images and reports are transmitted to referring physicians and integrated into the
ing the distrib- Electronic Health Record (EHR).
ution stage of
PACS?
13. What is a major fi- High implementation costs due to large upfront investments in hardware, software,
nancial disadvan- and infrastructure.
2/8
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_j2gxjw
1. What does PACS Picture Archiving and Communication System.
stand for?
2. What is PACS A digital system used to store, manage, transmit, and interpret medical images
used for in radiol- efficiently and securely.
ogy?
3. What are the Storing, managing, transmitting, and interpreting medical images.
main functions of
PACS in medical
imaging?
4. What is the pur- Infrastructure used to transmit images safely between devices and servers.
pose of a secure
network in a ra-
diology imaging
system?
5. What does the Safe transmission of images between devices and servers.
secure network
component allow
in medical imag-
ing systems?
6. What are Software used by radiologists to view, manipulate, and interpret medical images.
worksta-
tions/viewers in
radiology
systems?
7. What functions Zooming, contrast adjustment, and 3D reconstruction.
can
worksta-
1/8
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Study online at https://quizlet.com/_j2gxjw
tions/viewers
perform when
analyzing
medical images?
8. Who primarily Radiologists.
uses worksta-
tions/viewers in
radiology?
9. What are Storage systems (cloud or on-premise) used for long-term preservation of images
archives in a PACS and associated metadata.
system used for?
10. What happens The imaging modality captures images and sends them in DICOM format to the
during image ac- PACS archive.
quisition in the
PACS workflow?
11. What is the PACS • Ordering and scheduling of the imaging exam
workflow • Protocoling, image acquisition, and quality assurance by the imaging modality
• Image analysis and quantification with worklists and hanging protocols
• Radiologist interpretation of the images
• Reporting and communication of results to the referring physician
• Billing and coding for the exam
12. What occurs dur- Images and reports are transmitted to referring physicians and integrated into the
ing the distrib- Electronic Health Record (EHR).
ution stage of
PACS?
13. What is a major fi- High implementation costs due to large upfront investments in hardware, software,
nancial disadvan- and infrastructure.
2/8
