module 3, 4 recording & PACS Flashcards
1
Q
importance of having a recording device
A
- rad/cardiologist arent present
- teletadiography
- comparison
2
Q
different types film
A
- transparency film
- polaroid film
- paper film
3
Q
disadvantages of film
A
storage
ease of retrieval
4
Q
transparency film
A
- most common
- several years shelf life
- processed manually
- take up to one hour
- acetate base toped with an emulsion layer containing silver bromid cystals and a suspension of gelatin
5
Q
multi format camera
A
- used to expose transparency film
- had excellent gray scale
- used shutter and lens to control exposure time
- once film exposed, it needed to be processed ina dark room
6
Q
4 steps of developing
A
developing, fixing, washing & drying
7
Q
DICOM
A
digital imaging and communications in medicine
- now images could be sent to workstations
8
Q
PACS
A
picture archiving communication system
9
Q
advantages of PACS
A
- storage
- external viewing
- connection to other modalities
- web access
- image quality
- time factor
10
Q
biggest disadvantage from multi format camera
A
- one camera per machine
- dust and movement
