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b. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) s s s
c. Ultrasonography
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5. Who was the first to incorporate digital imaging with the CT scanner?
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b. Godfrey Hounsfield s
c. Sol Nudelman s
d. M. Paul Capp s s
ANS: B s OBJ: Define the term digital imaging.
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b. M. Paul Capp. s s
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d. Sol Nudelman. s
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7. The invention of CT is heralded as
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a. the advanced use of three-dimensional computation in medical imaging.
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b. one of the greatest milestones in medical imaging.
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c. the stepping stone for the development of MRI.
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d. the first modality to use PACS.
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ANS: B s OBJ: Define the term digital imaging.
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, 8. Early reconstruction of raw CT data took a few _
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c. days
ANS: C s OBJ: Define the term digital imaging.
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9. The first commercial CT scanners could image the
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a. abdomen only. s
b. head only. s
c. head and abdomen. s s
d. total body. s
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10. In which decade was MRI first introduced?
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a. 1950s
b. 1960s
c. 1970s
d. 1980s
ANS: D s OBJ: Define the term digital imaging.
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11. Which two modalities could easily be converted to digital imaging properties?
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12. Early picture archival and communication systems were first developed
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b. by the U.S. military.
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c. by Albert Jutras.
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ANS: B s OBJ: Explain what a PACS is and how it is used.
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13. Teleradiography incorporated s to produce radiographic images.
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a. satellite feeds s
b. cable lines s
c. T1 cables s
d. telephone line s
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