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Lesson 3 FINALS Flashcards

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it simply means how a process is done step by step

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Workflow

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in radiology the term ___ has always been used to described how an examination is completed

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workflow

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the movement of patients, images, and information throughout the imaging department and healthcare estripeses

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Workflow

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combing with digital images with __ the network eliminates even more steps in medical imaging workflow and enhances efficiency

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Picture Archiving and Communication System
(PACS)

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an image management system that acquires, stores, forwards, manipulates, and displays images

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PACS

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digital medical images are stored on a medium that allows quick access until the examination results are reviewed by a radiologist or other physician

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PACS

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when fully implemented, allows not only the acquisition but also the interpretation and storage of each medical image

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PACS

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the projected efficiencies of time and cost are enormous

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PACS

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improves image, interpretation, processing, viewing, storage and recall

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PACS

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until the mids 1990s essentially all medical images were presented to the radiologist on film

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Hard Copy

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the image was interpreted from the film, which was positioned on a _____

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lighted viewbox

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viewing is performed on a cathode ray tube (CRT) or Liquid Crystal Device (LCD)

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Soft Copy

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13
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Note: LCDs are superior to CRT displays

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OK

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What are the 4 Principle Components of PACS

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  1. The image acquisition system
  2. The display system
  3. The network
  4. The storage system
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imaging devices that acquire images from the patient such as CT scan, MRI, Ultrasounds, Xray machines and etc

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Image Acquisition

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machines are handled with dedicated computers too for viewing the raw images

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Images Acquisition

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17
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computer used to view a digital image

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The Display System

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this requires that each workstation must interact with each other imaging system and central computer

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The Network

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is described the manner in which computer can be connected to interact with one another

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Network

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the amount of storage necessary depends on the modality or modalities served by the PACS and on the workload

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The Storage System

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is becoming more commonplace in todays hospital because hospital administrators have come to see the necessity of having such a system to serve physicians and patients even though it is expensive

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Picture Archiving and Communication System
(PACS)

22
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is a universally accepted standard for exchanging medical images among the modality, viewing stations, and the archive

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Digital Imaging and Communication in Medicine
(DICOM)

23
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ultrasound, computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, and nuclear medicine have been digital for many years and have been taking advantages of PACS for longer than general radiography has

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Imaging Acquisition

24
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any computer that a health care worker uses to view a digital image

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Displays Workstations

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it is the most interactive part of a PACS, and these workstation are used inside and outside of radiology

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Display Workstations

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receives images from the archive or from the various radiology modalities and presents them for viewing

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Display Workstations

27
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has PACS application software that allows the user to perform minor image manipulation techniques to optimize the image being viewed

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Display Workstations

28
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file room of the PACS

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Archive Servers

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it is composed of a databases server or image manager, short-term and long-term storage, and a computer that controls the PACS workflow, known as

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workflow manager

30
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it is composed of a databases server or image manager, short-term and long-term storage, and a computer that controls the PACS workflow, known as workflow manager

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Archive Servers

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the central part of the PACS and houses all of the historic data along with the current data being geberated

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Archive Servers

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in many institutions, the archives servers as the central hub that receives all images before they are released to the radiologist for interpretation

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Archive Servers

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is the most interactive part of a PACS, consisting of a monitor and a computer with a mouse and keyboard

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Display Workstation

34
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radiography uses large multiviewer lightboxes to display the images

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Conventional film / Screen

35
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is one of the most important elements of a PACS display station

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Monitor

36
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is the most popular type of monitor used in a radiology department

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(LCD) Liquid Crystal Display

37
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used by a radiologist when making a primary diagnosis

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Radiologist Reading Stations

38
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has the highest quality hardware, including the best monitor

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Radiologist Reading Stations

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there is generally access to a nearby RIS, with a dictation system near or even connected to the PACS station

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Radiologist Reading Station

40
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step-down model of the radiologist reading station

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physician review stations

41
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many vendors use the same level of software but may eliminate some of the more advanced functions

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Physician Review Stations

42
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may be used to look up examinations for a physician or to print copies of images for the patient to take to an outside physician

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File Room / Image Management Stations

43
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can be viewed on any PC and generally comes with easy-to-use software burned onto it with the images

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CD of Images

44
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the term ___ can be defined as a place where records or documents are preserved

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archive

45
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in PACS the ___ serves as the new file room and warehouse for all DICOM imaging modalities

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electronic archive

46
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contains the master database of everything that is in the archive

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image manager

47
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it controls the receipt, retrieval, and distribution of the images it stores and also
controls all the DICOM processes running within the archive

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Image Manager

48
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is also the PACS component that interfaces with the radiology information system RIS and the hospital information system HIS

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Image Manager

49
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consists of the physical storage device of the archive system

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image storage or archive server

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