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Pathologies/Inc-Dec Tech
Digital Terms
Data Transmission
Initials/Functions
Pix Defined
100
Ascites
What is the pathology caused by cirrhosis producing fluid in the abdomen that requires an increase in technique?
100
Quantization
What is assigning a gray shade value?
100
This system performs functions within medical imaging and contains the modality work list?
What is RIS?
100
AEC
What is automatic exposure control and it controls the length of the exposure?
100
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What is Aliasing or Moire Effect?
200
Emphysema
What is over distention of the alveoli of the lung requiring a decrease in technique?
200
Bit depth
What is the number of gray shades available in an image?
200
This contains the patient's records such as history, tests ordered, diagnoses, and treatment.
What is EHR?
200
ADC
What is analog to digital converter and what converts the analog image into binary code?
200
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What is subtraction technique?
300
Paget's Disease
What is the pathology that causes a thickening of the periosteum of the bones and requires an increase in technique?
300
Signal to Noise Ratio
What compares the strength of the signal/x-ray intensity to the noise present in the image?
300
This system provides a framework for the exchange, integration, sharing and retrieval of electronic data (words) health information.
What is HL-7?
300
MTF
What is modulation transfer function and what compares the actual image to the recorded image?
300
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What is grid cutoff?
400
Pleural Effusion
What is the lung condition that causes an increase in fluid around the lungs requiring an increase in technique?
400
Look Up Table
What is system that provides the correct contrast based on the part selected?
400
This system links all computers so that images, patient data and interpretations can be viewed simultaneously by people at different workstations within or outside the healthcare institution and archives data.
What is PACS?
400
DAP
What is Dose Area Product and what measures dose to patient?
400
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What is edge enhancement?
500
Gout
What is the condition caused by excessive uric acid in the blood creating soft tissue swelling and requiring a decrease in technique?
500
Histogram
What is the graphic display of the pixels represented in the image?
500
This sets the standard for exchanging medical images among networked medical devices.
What is DICOM?
500
DQE
What is Detective Quantum Efficiency and what compares dose to noise produced?
500
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What are grid lines?