Physician Review Stations and RIS-PACS Integration Quiz

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What is the major reason why hospitals are adopting PACS?

To reduce the number of physicians required in the hospital
To reduce the cost of healthcare for patients
To increase the hospital's revenue
To improve the quality of patient care (correct)

What is the initial cost of implementing a PACS system?

Moderate
Very High
Low
High (correct)

Which modality was the first to be served by a PACS?

Nuclear medicine
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
Computed tomography (CT)
Ultrasound (correct)

What is the purpose of a PACS?

To connect digital acquisition, display workstations, and storage devices (D) Signup and view all the answers

What are the three major models of PACS system architecture?

Centralized, Decentralized, Hybrid (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is softcopy reporting?

Reporting medical images on a computer without hardcopy films (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is DICOM?

A universally accepted standard for exchanging medical images (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the biggest disadvantage of a web-based PACS system?

Limited network bandwidth for data transmission (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the most interactive part of a PACS system?

The monitor (D) Signup and view all the answers

What type of monitor is expected to take over the entire PACS display market?

LCD (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is teleradiology?

The reading of images from outside of the hospital's walls (C) Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is the correct definition of resolution?

The number of pixels contained on a display (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the recommended resolution for a monitor used for mammography?

5K (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary purpose of a technologist quality control (QC) station?

To review images (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the difference between a radiologist reading station and a physician review station?

The radiologist reading station has more advanced software functions (D) Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is a disadvantage of client/server-based PACS architecture?

The archive server is seen as a single point of failure (D) Signup and view all the answers

What happens after an image is acquired in a client/server-based PACS architecture?

The image is sent directly to the archive server (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the RIS in the radiology process?

To tag patient images with information for historic image reports (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is a common feature of most PACS display workstations?

They access images based on a centralized worklist (D) Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a component of an archive server in a PACS system?

Display workstation (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of a display workstation in a PACS system?

To receive images from radiology modalities (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is a PACS workflow manager responsible for in a PACS system?

Controlling the PACS workflow (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the main difference between a film-based workflow and a PACS workflow?

The use of multiviewer lightboxes (C) Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT contained in a requisition for a radiology examination?

Patient's address (A) Signup and view all the answers

What does the technologist do after the examination is complete?

Hangs the films on a multiviewer lightbox (C) Signup and view all the answers

What happens to the film jacket if it is not located on site?

The technologist will order the film jacket to be picked up by the film courier (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the difference in the order-entry process between PACS and film-based departments?

The order-entry process is different in PACS (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the main disadvantage of a distributed model in PACS?

The distribution of images may not be done correctly, affecting the prefetching of historic examinations (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the advantage of a distributed model in PACS?

The system is less dependent on the network for its speed (C) Signup and view all the answers

What happens to newly acquired images in PACS?

They remain at the modality until the archive is up and can receive the images (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the impact of heavy network traffic on PACS?

It can cause the archive server to become bottlenecked (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is a PACS environment?

A system used to store, retrieve, and distribute medical images digitally (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the reason for hospitals moving away from printing films?

To save the cost of the film (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of a file room workstation in a PACS environment?

To look up examinations for a physician or print copies of images for the patient to take to an outside physician (D) Signup and view all the answers

Which type of station is used to review images after acquisition but before sending them to the radiologist?

Technologist QC station (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is one of the greatest advantages of a PACS?

The ability to view the same set of images in multiple locations at one time (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of a physician review station?

To view current and previous reports along with the images (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of a dedicated PACS workstation?

To view images in high-volume areas such as the ER and ICU (B) Signup and view all the answers