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7.2 Reporting Flashcards

1
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it is a method by which digital radiography manufacturers provide feedback to the technologists regarding the estimated exposure on the detector, as a surrogate for image signal-to-noise ratio and an indirect indication of digital image quality

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Exposure Index

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The differences in the exposure indicators have created not only confusion but also frustration among users.
This provided the motivation for the development of a standardized EI by the ______

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IEC (International Electrotechnical Commission) and the AAPM (American Association of Physicists in Medicine

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The IEC standardized EI is _____ to the detector exposure and requires the user to establish EIT values for all examinations in order to ensure optimization of the dose to the patient without compromising the image quality

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proportional

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provides immediate feedback to the technologist as to whether the correct exposure was used for the examination

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Deviation Index

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3 Important Aspects of the New Standards

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  1. Exposure Index (EI)
  2. Target Exposure Index (EIT)
  3. Deviation Index (DI)
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the ability to image two separate objects and visually distinguish one from the other

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Resolution

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appears as an irregular granular pattern in all images and degrades image information

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appears as an irregular granular pattern in all images and degrades image information

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Noise can be discussed in terms of:

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  • Electronic noise (system noise)

* Quantum noise (quantum mottle)

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determined by the number of X-ray photons falling upon the detector to create the image

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Quantum Noise (Quantum Mottle)

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is a measure of the efficiency and fidelity with which the detector can perform the task of receiving an input exposure and converting it into a useful output image

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Detective Quantum Efficiency

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The ideal detector would have a DQE of ____, meaning all the radiation energy or input exposure is absorbed by the detector and converted into useful image information. This means that there is no loss of information

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1 or 100%

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12
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The DQE for CR is much ____ than film-screen (F-S) image receptors.
- This means that CR can convert an input exposure into a useful output image over a much wider range of exposures compared to F-S radiography

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better

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is any feature which appears in an image which is not present in the original imaged object

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Image artifact

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most common artifact

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Motion artifact

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15
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devices that either convert x-rays into an electric charge
(direct conversion) or light (indirect conversion) which is then read out through TFTs (Thin Film
Transistors)

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Flat panel are digital radiography (DR)

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The flat-panel TFT digital detector is designed as a matrix of detector elements, each of which
can be regarded as a pixel. This design principle is referred to as _____

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large area integrated circuit

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17
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The sensing/storage element of an indirect flat-panel TFT detector is the _____ (photosensitive
storage element)

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photodiode

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18
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is a semiconductor device that converts light energy into electrical energy

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photodiode

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Aside from the matrix of pixels, there are other electronic components that are included in the flat-panel detector

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gateline or data line

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Typical Detector Dimensions

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43 x 43 cm
30x 40 cm
18 x 18 cm

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Different Matrix Sizes

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1920 x 1536,
2000 x 2500,
2736 x 2736,
2560 x 3072,
2688 x 2688,
2836 x 2836,
3121 x 3121
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The number of pixels can be obtained by multiplying the dimensions of the ____

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matrix size

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is the distance from the midpoint of one pixel to the midpoint of the adjacent pixel

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Pixel Pitch

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Pixel Sizes:

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139 mm, 
143 mm,
160 mm,
162 mm, 
167 mm,
200 mm
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25
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An important feature of the pixel in the flat-panel TFT digital detector active
matrix array is the ____

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fill factor

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is the relationship between the area of the entire pixel and the
active portion of the pixel

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fill factor

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27
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is fundamentally an image receptor specifically used in the modality of digital
radiography for the indirect conversion of x-ray photons into an electric charge

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Charged-Coupled Device Digital Detector

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28
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It is primarily composed of silicon chips called ____

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Charged-Coupled Device

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29
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CCD 3 main technical components:

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  • Scintillation screen
  • Light collection optics
  • CCD Chip
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30
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Converts x-ray photons to light

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Scintillation screen

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Disadvantage of light optics

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Minification or demagnification

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32
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During this process within the CCD, the system electronics provide a
systematic collection of charges on each chip.
This systemic collection is referred to as the ____

A

Bucket Brigade Scheme

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It is a digital detector that is based on an indirect conversion process.
Indirect because the X-ray photons are first converted into light via a scintillation
screen

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CCD

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Transmits/Focuses/Couples light to the CCD.
Serves to focus light, to ensure that more light is transmitted to the CCD chip;
leading to the added efficiency of the digital detector.
However, since the lens also reduces the size of the projected
visible light image to suit the size of the CCD array, the image
quality is compromised

A

Light Collection Optics/ Lens / Fiber Optics

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35
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Where light is converted to charges.

Where the readout process occurs (Bucket Brigade Scheme)

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CCD chip

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36
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the distribution of the charges in the matrix array of pixels represents the so-called ____

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latent image

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Uses complex and sophisticated electronic circuitry to read out the electrical charges produced and stored in the matrix array

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readout electronics

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38
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pixels are read out row by row

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active matrix readout

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39
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Before the flat-panel detector can be used for an X-ray examination, it must be prepared prior to the X-ray exposure

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Initialization

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40
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examines the response of

the IR to the radiation falling upon it

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Exposure Latitude

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41
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-Narrow exposure 
latitude
-Fixed
-Clearly evident 
- More critical 
selection
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Film Screen

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  • Wide exposure latitude
  • Adjustable
  • Not Evident
  • Less critical selection
A

Digital Radiography

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Film screen slope or graph

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Sigmoidal (Non-linear)

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44
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Digital radiography slope or graph

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Straight line (Linear

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45
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Exposure latitude for CR/DR detectors:

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: 0.1-1000 μGy (0.01-114 mR)

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High noise (quantum mottle), low SNR, poor contrast sensitivity

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Underexposed in DR

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47
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High radiation dose,

high SNR, better contrast sensitivity

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Overexposed in DR

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48
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The risk of increasing patient dose, possibly without
being aware of it, OR an increase in exposure over
time when using digital systems with manual tube
settings

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Exposure/Dose Creep

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Unintended excessive exposure & subsequent

unnecessary patient radiation exposure

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Exposure/Dose Creep

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FPD EIs of Philips Healthcare for 5 μGy, 10 μGy, and 20 μGy

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are 200, 100, and 50

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EI of Siemens FPD for 5 μGy, 10 μGy, and 20 μGy

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are 500, 1000, and 2000

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52
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Because of the digital detector’s wide exposure latitude, the image contrast from the detector is ____

A

poor

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53
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is the first subject of pre-processing

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Raw

54
Q

Developed to repair raw data acquired from defective detector elements that might cause difficulties
with the detector’s appropriate operation

A

Pre-processing

55
Q

The first image received from the detector is referred to as a _____, which contains artifacts
caused by faulty detector components.

A

flat field image

56
Q

It is presented as DICOM “for processing image”

A

Pre-processing

57
Q

is tagged as “for presenting image”

A

Post-Processing

58
Q

The goal of _____ is to turn the “for processing image” into a “for presentation image” with
improved contras

A

post-processing

59
Q

To generate a picture with contrast enhancement, the wide exposure latitude or linear response is
turned into the well-known characteristic curve which is the ______

A

non linear response

60
Q

It is basically a process of enhancing a quality of an image itself where the condition is to increase the
spatial resolution, contrast resolution, and edge enhancement parameters

A

Image Display Optimization

61
Q

It is mandatory that technologists recognize that the effective use of image post-processing techniques
in a fairly complex process and that image processing is not intended to correct the poor images
routinely due to errors that may have been made during _____

A

image acquisition

62
Q

_____ of the image displayed on monitors for viewing by both technologists and radiologists
demands a good working knowledge of not only image processing but also display workstation
principles and technology
(That’s why we have those programs like the quality assurance, quality control and the continuous
quality improvement programs to help us or guide us in our work place)

A

Optimization

63
Q

too much editing or optimizing an image can result an _____ background or simply the _____ which can degrade the image diagnostic
quality

A

halo effect or increased
in image noise,
quantum mottle

64
Q

ability of the combined components of a system to accurately reproduce the structural details of an object within an image

A

Modulation Transfer Function

65
Q

is a ratio of the image to the object

A

Modulation Transfer Function

66
Q

a perfect system would have an MTF of ___

A

1

67
Q

is a graphical representation or a means of evaluating the spatial resolution performance of an imaging system or detector

A

Modulation Transfer Function

68
Q

A higher MTF value at a higher spatial frequency means that the detector provides ____ spatial resolution than lower MTF values at low frequencies

A

better

69
Q

Measurement of the MTFs for various detectors demonstrates that as the spatial frequency
increases, the MTF _____

A

decreases

70
Q

a higher MTF value at lower spatial frequencies means that the detector provides ____ contrast resolution

A

better

71
Q

All digital imaging systems have what is
referred to as the _____, which is the spatial frequency limit that is obtained at an MTF
value of ___

A

limiting resolution,

0.1

72
Q

A system that has a higher spatial frequency at an MTF of 0.1 will show ____ spatial resolution than a system that has a lower spatial frequency at an MTF of 0.1.

A

better

73
Q

Response of the detector to different levels of radiation exposure

A

Dynamic Range

74
Q

Technologist must use detectors wisely in order to avoid _____

A

Exposure Creep

75
Q

Refers to the persistence of the image, that is, charge is still being produced after the radiation beam from the X-ray tube has been turned off

A

Memory Effect

76
Q

2 Types of Lag Phenomenon

A
  • Instantaneous Lag

- Long-term Lag

77
Q

lag that occurs within seconds to minutes and disappear instantaneously

A

Instantaneous Lag

78
Q

lag that occurs by accumulation of X‐ray information to the FDP over hours, months, and years and is thus
much easier to document

A

Long‐term Lag

79
Q

is important in cardiology because the heart has motion and we cannot stop it from beating, therefore we cannot avoid involuntary motion if we do not use fluoroscopy to examine the heart

A

Fluoroscopy

80
Q

Flat panel detectors can be used in

A

Fluoroscopy and Portable Radiography

81
Q

is used when patients are not able of transporting to the imaging department

A

Portable Radiography also called Mobile Radiography

82
Q

Real-time imaging

A

Fluoroscopy

83
Q

What are some fluoroscopic applications?

A
  • Gastrointestinal tract fluoroscopy - esophagus, stomach, and intestine
  • Angiography - to radiograph of the blood vessels
  • Portable fluoroscopy ex. C-arm
84
Q

worked on establishing a standardized EI for DR

A

International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) and the Medical Imaging and Technology Alliance (MITA)

85
Q

standardized EI for DR known as

A

IEC Exposure Index

86
Q

EI is obtained from the information in the image by using one of two methods:

A

histogram method, or region of interest (ROI) method

87
Q

the computer analyzes the histogram using processing algorithms and compares it with a pre-established histogram specific to the anatomic part being imaged. This are stored histogram models, each having a shape characteristic of the selected anatomic region and projection

A

histogram method

88
Q

algorithms detect and eliminate the foreground and background regions from consideration. The remaining image area is evaluated to derive the unique ROI value for that image

A

Region of Interest Method

89
Q

refer to them as Pixel values in the original image that correspond to the selected region

A

Value of interest

90
Q
  1. VOI segments the anatomy under study and an average value is obtained from at least ___ of the central region of the image
A

25%

91
Q

In establishing a standardized EI for DR, the IEC requires that the following elements be met:

A
  1. a direct proportional approach or scale must be used which relates the EI to the detector dose
  2. the ROI pixel values are used in calculation of the standardized EI.
  3. the IEC specifies that other factors must be considered as well in establishing a standardized EI such as the kV, filtration, and so forth
92
Q

defined the standardized EI
which is, a “measure of the detector response to radiation in the relevant
image region of an image acquired with a digital X-ray imaging system”

A

International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC)

93
Q

Both the IEC and the AAPM suggest the following steps to obtain the
standardized EI. First, the detector must be calibrated such that there is a
____ proportional relationship between the EI and the exposure at the
detector, that is, if the detector exposure is doubled, the EI value doubles.

A

direct

94
Q

In addition, users must note that the standardized EI depends on _____

A

X-ray beam quality (kVp)

95
Q

is a three-dimensional imaging technique based
on the reconstruction of several planar
radiograph

A

Digital Tomosynthesis

96
Q

overcomes the problems of conventional two-dimensional (2D) tomography
The technique involves image acquisition, image
reconstruction, and image display and communication

A

Digital Tomosynthesis

97
Q

X-ray tube moves through various positions which
describes an angle θ, the _____, while the digital detector remains stationary. In this manner several slices are acquired at low doses and stored

A

sweep angle

98
Q

t illustrates both acquisition images of the objects
represented as a white square and a black circle and the resulting tomosynthesis reconstruction images in ___
planes

A

two

99
Q

when the X-ray tube is perpendicular to the
detector, structures located at different heights in the
breast are superimposed on that image. These structures
are separated out in the ______
positions of the X-ray tube.

A

nonzero degree (off axis)

100
Q

This shows a significant advantage of _____; superimposed tissues from different sections of the breast are clearly demonstrated in the
images compared to the two-dimensional full-field
digital mammography (2DFFDM) or simply a two
dimensional digital mammography (2DDM) image

A

digital tomosynthesis

101
Q

digital tomosynthesis parameters

A

Sweep angle,
Sweep direction,
Patient barrier-object distance, number of projections,
Total radiation dose

102
Q

refers to the total arc about the center of the detector as
defined by the focal spot position from the
first to the final projection in the tomosynthesis acquisition or sweep

A

Sweep angle

103
Q

A sweep angle of 40°
signifies a –20° to +20° sweep. The sweep
angle can be varied between 20° and 40° on
our ______

A

flat-panel detector system

104
Q

The direction of X-ray tube
movement relative to the object or body part of
interest during a sweep

A

Sweep direction

105
Q

can be arbitrarily determined by altering the position or direction of the object or body part

A

Sweep direction

106
Q

Is the minimum distance between the surface of the

patient barrier and the object of interest

A

Patient barrier-object distance

107
Q

_____ should be used for
more accurate geometric analysis, but patient
barrier-object distance is convenient because
it can be determined more easily and
accurately

A

Detector-object distance

108
Q

is simply the
number of X-ray projection images acquired
during a single sweep

A

Number of projections and projection density

109
Q

number of projections divided by sweep

angle

A

Projection density

110
Q

is used as an important conceptual
parameter in the minimization of ripple
artifact

A

Projection density

111
Q

Is the cumulative sum

of the doses for all projections

A

Total radiation dose

112
Q

multiple projection images are acquired at different viewing angles and reconstructed into a 3D dataset,
which can be viewed in thin slices with high
in-plane resolution without suffering from tissue overlap.

A

Digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT)

113
Q

FFDM

A

Full-field Digital

Mammography

114
Q

It has the potential to improve the
effectiveness of early breast cancer screening
at a similar dose and cost to full-field digital
mammography (FFDM)

A

Digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT)

115
Q

The first commercial DBT scanner received FDA approval in early ___

A

2011

116
Q

The sweep angle can be varied between _____ on our flat-panel detector system

A

20° and 40°

117
Q

potential artifact for Sweep direction, projection density

A

Blurring-ripple

118
Q

potential artifact for Sweep direction

A

Ghost artifact-distortion

119
Q

potential artifact for Sweep angle, patient barrier-object distance

A

Poor depth resolution

120
Q

potential artifact for total radiation dose

A

Image Noise

121
Q

potential artifact for sweep direction

A

Metallic artifact

122
Q

the distance from the detector imaging plane to the patient barrier is approximately _____ for the wall stand and ____ for the table

A
  1. 9 cm,

6. 6 cm

123
Q

The sweep angle should be _____ to evaluate fine anatomy, such as that of the hand or foot (sweep angle should be 40°), with improved depth resolution

A

increased

124
Q

The number of projections and total dose should be ______ for imaging a thin body part, such as the hand or foot (the number of projections should be 30), to reduce unnecessary radiation exposure

A

decreased

125
Q

The projection density should be _____ for imaging a thick body part, such as the chest (the number of projections should be 60 and the sweep angle 30°, resulting in a projection density of 2), to avoid ripple in the sections of interest

A

increased

126
Q

For the average adult chest examination, the effective dose for tomosynthesis has been determined to be ____

A

0.124 mSv

127
Q

is caused by a high-contrast structure that exists outside the section plane and whose long axis is parallel to the sweep direction

A

Distortion Ghost artifact

128
Q

can manifest as very low signal along the sweep direction around the edges of a high-attenuation material such as a metal prosthesis or osteosynthetic material

A

Metallic Artifact

129
Q

This artifact is caused predominantly by reconstruction of the very low-level signals in the shadow of the high-attenuating object and, to a much lesser degree, by the limited sweep angle

A

Metallic Artifact

130
Q

occurs along the sweep direction and results from the imaging of structures that exist outside the section plane

A

Blurring-Ripple

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