Common Terms Flashcards
PACS
picture archival and communication system
What is PACS?
digital acquisition, display workstations and storage devices interconnected through a network
DICOM
digital imaging and communications in medicine
What is DICOM?
standards that allow imaging modalities and PACS to communicate in the same “language”
What is LAN?
a network that connects computers locally across short distances (L for Local)
What is WAN?
network that extends over large area, can be global (W for World)
HIS
Hospital info system
What is HIS?
hold patient’s full medical information from hospital billing to inpatient ordering
RIS
Radiology info system
What is RIS?
holds all radiology specific data, including patient scheduling to the radiologist’s dictated and transcribe report
____ is the failure of an imaging system to record densities, usually caused by lack of x-ray photons
Quantum mottle/noise
digital acquisition, display workstations and storage devices interconnected through a network
PACS (picture archival and communication system)
standards that allow imaging modalities and PACS to communicate in the same “language”
DICOM (digital imaging and communications in medicine)
hold patient’s full medical information from hospital billing to inpatient ordering
HIS (Hospital info system)
holds all radiology specific data, including patient scheduling to the radiologist’s dictated and transcribe report
RIS (Radiology info system)
