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The term “Digital Imaging” was first used medically on computed tomography - true
Which of the following describes computed radiography - Phosphor plates, Cassette reader, Uses
existing x-ray equipment
The early development in the process involved scanning radiographs into the computer and sending
them from computer to computer - true
What is an imaging acquisition process where the images are viewed and manipulated on a computer –
digital imaging
Direct conversion Active-Matrix Flat Panel imagers use a photoconductor made of Amorphous Selenium-
True
A 4-bit pixel depth will allow the pixel to present 16 levels of brightness -true
What are materials that store absorbed energy within excited electrons and release it in the form of
light on exposure to laser energy -Photo-stimulable phosphor
What digital image characteristic determines the ability of the pixel to show levels of grey – pixel bit
depth
What type of flat-panel detectors allows x-ray to be converted to an electrical signal without the use of a
photodiode? -Direct conversion
The photodetector used for indirect conversion made of Hydrogenated Amorphous silicon – true
What is the consequence of increasing the matrix size? – longer processing time, more storage needed
What is the measure of the number of x-ray photons that actually reach the image receptor in the
relative image region – exposure index
What is the area of the histogram that represents the anatomy used for image optimization – region of
interest
What is a visual representation of the number of pixels within the image at each brightness level-
histogram
What is defined as the spatial frequency response of an imaging system or component – Modulation
transfer function
What is known as the efficiency of a detector in coverting incident x-ray energy into an image signal –
Detective Quantum efficiency