Exam 4

Question 1

what does RAID stand for?

Answer 1

redundant array of independent disks

Question 2

store technology that contains several magnetic or optical discs that are linked together in an array or series and perform as a single large disk drive

Answer 2

RAID

Question 3

what part of the archive contains the physical storage of the images within the archive?

Answer 3

image storage portion, and the archive server

Question 4

what are the 2 parts of the PACS system?

Answer 4

the image manager and the image storage

Question 5

what do you use to merge analog film into PACS system?

Answer 5

film digitizer

Question 6

they process latent image on film into film through the use of heat

Answer 6

dry imagers

Question 7

storage solutions

Answer 7

magnetic disc, optical disc

Question 8

magnetic storage disk solution that attaches directly to the archive server

Answer 8

direct archive solution (DAS)

Question 9

magnetic storage solution that is stand alone RAID that arrays and is attached directly to the network thats is called

Answer 9

network attached storage (NAS)

Question 10

magnetic storage solution that links different kinds of data, storage devices, data servers, data or disk array controllers, different tape libraries to the network. this is more robust

Answer 10

SAN (storage area network)

Question 11

what are the different kinds of optical discs? and which holds the most data?

Answer 11

CD
digital versatile disc (DVD)
magneto optical discs (MODS)
ultra density optical (UDO) - holds the most data

Question 12

contains master database of everything that’s in the archive

Answer 12

imager manager

Question 13

putting multiple images together as one, used for long bone measurements or scoliosis series

Answer 13

stitching

Question 14

allows radiologist to take several different anatomical planes, they originate from axial images, and put it all together

Answer 14

multiplanar reconstruction (MPR)

Question 15

what does PACS stand for?

Answer 15

picture archiving communication system

Question 16

universally accepted standard for exchanging medical images among modalities and view stations in the archive

Answer 16

DICOM

Question 17

if you look at the images and send them to a workstation for a technologist to look at and view and makes sure everything looked ok before it went to the radiologist that is called

Answer 17

quality control workstation

Question 18

servers type system that uses internet browser and it uses application software for a client display

Answer 18

web based system

Question 19

acquisition modaliteis

Answer 19

where the images are produced (produced on different x-ray machines and sent to PACS)

Question 20

the study of the acquisition, storage, retrieval, and use of health care resources for the purpose of optimizing patient care

Answer 20

health informatics

Question 21

how the radiologist wants to view the images (their orientation & order)

Answer 21

hanging protocol

Question 22

in the EMR (electronic medical record) or the EHR (electronic health record), software program that helps clinicians from a large database, helps them to decide what things need to happen for that patient

Answer 22

clinical decision support tools

Question 23

what does DIKW stand for? (hierarchy model)

Answer 23

data, information, knowledge, and wisdom

Answer 24

data

Question 25

if we assign meaning to data

Answer 25

information

Question 26

information justified as being correct or true

Answer 26

knowledge

Question 27

using knowledge to make sound intelligent decisions

Answer 27

wisdom

Question 28

a complication of digital patient information resource for physicians to be able to view. they can pull it up and look at lab results, x-ray reports, surgical notes

Answer 28

EMR or EHR

Question 29

test is from the ARRT (american registry for radiologic technologists) and the SIM (society for imaging informatics and medicine) ABII (american board of imaging informatics) administers the exam

Answer 29

certified imaging informatics professionals (CIIP) test

Question 30

what test do you have to take to become a PACS administrator?

Answer 30

certified imaging informatics professionals (CIIP) test

Question 31

a medicare, medicaid program that rewards the use of certified EHRs or EMRs to improve patient care

Answer 31

meaningful use

Question 32

benefits of medical informatics

Answer 32

accessible from any location, information is integrated with EHR or EMR, portability, sharing of information

Question 33

EHRs and EMRs were designed to

Answer 33

overcome the limitation of paper-based records

Question 34

when we are using medical technology it is important that we

Answer 34

focus on the patient and our interactions with the radiologist