Concepts Of Rad Image Quality Flashcards

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Is the exactness of representation of the patient’s anatomy on a radiographic image.

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RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE QUALITY

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Are required so that technologists can make accurate diagnoses.

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HIGH-QUALITY IMAGES

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The 3 Major Interrelated Categories of Radiographic Quality

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  1. FILM FACTORS
  2. GEOMETRIC FACTORS
  3. SUBJECT FACTORS
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What are the 4 Characteristics Curve of a Film Factors

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  1. DENSITY
  2. CONTRAST
  3. SPEED
  4. LATITUDE
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2 Processes of a Film Factors

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  1. TIME
  2. TEMPERATURE
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3 Geometric Factors

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  1. DISTORTION
  2. MAGNIFICATION
  3. BLUR
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The 3 Contrast of a Subject Factors

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  1. THICKNESS
  2. DENSITY
  3. ATOMIC NUMBER
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The 3 Interrelated Characteristics of Radiographic Quality

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  1. RESOLUTION
  2. NOISE
  3. SPEED
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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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Refers to the ability to image small objects that have high subject contrast.

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SPATIAL RESOLUTION

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Screen Film Radiography has excellent spatial resolution. TRUE OR FALSE?

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TRUE

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The ability to distinguish anatomical structure of similar subject contrast such as liver-spleen and gray matter- white matter

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CONTRAST RESOLUTION

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Sometimes are used instead of spatial resolution and contrast resolution.

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RECORDED DETAIL AND DETAIL

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14
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These terms refer to the degree of sharpness of structural lines on a radiograph

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RECORDED DETAIL AND DETAIL

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Refers to the ability to visualize recorded detail when image contrast and optical density are optimized

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VISIBILITY OF DETAIL

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16
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Is the degree of blackening of a radiograph

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OPTICAL DENSITY

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Is the difference between the light and dark areas of a radiograph

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CONTRAST

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The flutter, hum, whistle heard from an audio system constitute audio noise is inherit in the design of the system.

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NOISE

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The random fluctuation in the OD of the image

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RADIOGRAPHIC NOISE

20
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Refers to the distribution of size and space of silver halide grains in the emulsion

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FILM GRAININESS

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Is similar to film graininess but refers to the phosphor of radiographic intensifying screen

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Structure mottle

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Refers to the random nature by which x-rays interact with the image receptor

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QUANTUM MOTTLE

23
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Is a principal contributor to radiographic noise in many radiographic imaging procedures

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QUANTUM MOTTLE

24
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Is the principal source of radiographic noise

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SCATTER RADIATION