summative assessments Flashcards

1
Q

This medical imaging modality was once associated with the application of ionizing radiation in its procedure to create an image.

A

MRI

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2
Q

This step in digital image formation is evident in the contrast resolution of the image.

A

Image gray level quantization

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3
Q

This affects the spatial resolution of the image being formed.

A

Image sampling

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4
Q

This is where provides additional details to the conducted examination beside the image is located.

A

Header

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5
Q

It is a medium that turns the numerical data into codes.

A

Analog-to-Digital Converter

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6
Q

This imaging modality is associated with the imaging of the chemical activity of an organ and is highly dependent on the uptake of isotopes.

A

Nuclear medicine

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7
Q

The smallest unit of data in computer is ________________.

A

Bit

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8
Q

One nibble is equivalent to how many bits?

A

4

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9
Q

Components that provide internal storage to the CPU are ______

A

Registers

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10
Q

Which of the following are types of ROMs?

A

PROM & EPROM

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11
Q

A non-erasable disk that stores digitized audio information is _____

A

CD

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12
Q

The bitwise complement of 0 is ___________

A

11111111

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13
Q

Which of the following is not a characteristic of a computer?

A

I.Q.

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14
Q

The decimal equivalent of (0.101)2 will be ____________

A

0.625

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15
Q

Which of the following best represents an analog device?

A

A photograph

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16
Q

Which of the following is a difference between random access memory (RAM) and read-only memory (ROM)?

A

One cannot write to ROM.

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17
Q

Many milestones stand out in the development of the modern computer, but perhaps the most important is the:

A

Transistor

18
Q

Most primary memory devices consist of

A

A semiconductor

19
Q

RAM location

A

The CPU

20
Q

Software include/s which of the following?

A

The operating system

21
Q

a computer is turned on, the first interaction is/are through the:

A

Bootstrap.

22
Q

a high-level computer language?

A

FORTRAN

23
Q

Organizes data flow through the computer.

A

operating system

24
Q

An equation in a computer language.

A

An algorithm

25
Q

type of computer processing is used in radiologic imaging

A

Real-time processing

26
Q

type of program that a user might write to classify radiologic images would be:

A

An applications program.

27
Q

The zero or one in the binary system is called a

A

Bit

28
Q

To encode is to change from:

A

Ordinary characters to binary digits.

29
Q

Many milestones stand out in the development of the modern computer, but perhaps the most important is the:

A

Transistor.

30
Q

Primary memory is usually found:

A

In the CPU.

31
Q

The term stored program means which of the following?

A

Instructions can be placed in memory.

32
Q

An image formed by recording a continuous changing signal is known as:

A

Analog

33
Q

The arrangement of pixels in rows and columns is known as:

A

Matrix

34
Q

ability to show small differences in gray levels

A

Contrast resolution

35
Q

the most significant source of artifact in medical images

A

Subject motion

36
Q

modality is/are most affected by the skill of the operator

A

Ultrasound

37
Q

The primary functions of PACS include image transmission, display, and ______________?

A

Archiving

38
Q

The typical radiology technologist is most likely to interact with which of the following systems throughout their workday?

A

Radiology information system

39
Q

The primary data protocol for transmitting medical images between modalities is

A

DICOM

40
Q

The largest drawback of radiography compared to computed tomography

A

time required for the examination