Chapter 25. Medical Image Informatics-Bushong Test Bank

Chapter 25. Medical Image Informatics Bushong: Radiologic Science for Technologists




MULTIPLE CHOICE


1. PACS stands for .
a. Processing, Applications, and Computer Storage
b. Processing, Archiving, and Computer Storage
c. Physician Applications and Communication Systems
d. Picture Archiving and Communication Systems




ANS: D
PACS stands for Picture Archiving and Communication Systems.


2. Which is not a part of PACS?
a. Electronic medical record
b. A display system
c. A network
d. Image acquisition




ANS: A
PACS replaced film storage.


3. Radiology Information Systems (RIS) is used for which of the following?
a. Schedules
b. Protocol descriptors

, c. Diagnostic conclusions
d. Schedules, protocol descriptors, and diagnostic conclusions




ANS: D
The RIS deals with schedules, protocol descriptors, diagnostic conclusions, and billing.


4. The principal components of a PACS are the .
a. image acquisition system, display system, electronic medical record, and storage
system
b. storage systems, viewing stations, display system, network

, c.
d.




ANS:
image acquisition system, display system, network, and storage system network,
storage system, display station, workstation




C
The four principal components of a PACS are the image acquisition system, the display
system, the network, and the storage system.


5. Within a PACS network the secretarial workstation and the viewing workstation would both
be called .
a. mainframes
b. remote devices
c. clients
d. DICOMs




ANS: C
All of the devices in a PACS network are called clients.


6. The process of remote transmission and viewing of medical images is known as
.
a. email
b. teleradiology
c. networking
d. workstations