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7. Early reconstruction of raw CT data took a few ______ to form a recognizable image.
a. minutes
b. hours
c. days
ANS: C OBJ: Define the term digital imaging.
10. Which two modalities could easily be converted to digital imaging properties?
a. CT and ultrasonography
b. CT and MRI
c. Ultrasonography and nuclear medicine
d. Nuclear medicine and CT
ANS: C OBJ: Define the term digital imaging.
11. Early picture archival and communication systems were first developed
a. in Canada.
b. by the U.S. military.
c. by Albert Jutras.
d. by NASA.
ANS: B OBJ: Explain what a PACS is and how it is used.
13. One of the early goals related to the development of PACS was to
a. reduce costs related to overstaffing.
b. allow radiologists to read stat films from a hospital while at home.
c. provide a means to move battlefield images to an established hospital.
d. eliminate the need for chemical processing.
ANS: C OBJ: Explain what a PACS is and how it is used.
16. In a DR system, which of the following are needed to produce a radiographic image?
a. X-ray absorber and a CCD
b. Intensifying screen and a TFT
c. Storage phosphor plate and a CCD
d. Storage phosphor plate and a TFT
ANS: A OBJ: Compare and contrast the latent image formation processes.
17. The two elements needed to convert light signals into an electrical signal while using indirect
capture DR are TFT and
a. photodiodes.
b. photoconductors.
c. phototransistors.
d. photostators.
ANS: A OBJ: Compare and contrast the latent image formation processes.
20. Compared with a 90-second processing time found in conventional radiography, image
acquisition with DR has now been reduced to
a. instantaneous acquisition.
b. 1–2 seconds.
c. 3–5 seconds.
d. 6–8 seconds.
ANS: C OBJ: Compare and contrast the latent image formation processes.
22. In reference to PSP image capture, to release the latent image, which of the following devices
is scanned over the phosphor plate?
a. Photomultiplier tube
b. Fluorescent light
c. Focused laser light
d. Lithium crystal
ANS: C OBJ: Describe the latent image formation process for PSP image capture.
23. Which of the following best describes the sequence for PSP image capture?
a. Phosphor plate, focused laser light scanner, photomultiplier, digital-analog
converter, review station
b. Phosphor plate, focused laser light scanner, photodensitometer, digital-analog
converter, review station
c. Phosphor plate, focused laser light scanner, photodensitometer, analog-digital
converter, review station
d. Phosphor plate, focused laser light scanner, photomultiplier, analog-digital
converter, review station
ANS: D OBJ: Compare and contrast the latent image formation processes.
24. X-ray energy related to direct capture DR will stimulate a ______, which eventually is
changed into an electrical signal.
a. photodensitometer
b. scintillator
c. TFT array
d. charge-coupled device
ANS: B OBJ: Compare and contrast the latent image formation processes.
25. The ______ converts x-ray energy directly to a digital electrical signal.
a. photoconductor
b. photomultiplier
c. scintillator
d. TLD
ANS: A OBJ: Compare and contrast the latent image formation processes.
29. Preset image annotation controls include all of the following except
a. arrows.
b. position indicators.
c. date and time stamps.
d. image acquisition markers.
ANS: C OBJ: Explain what a PACS is and how it is used.
About this time a young Spaniard arrived from the interior with a
most welcome story. He had run away from Isabella on account of
having nearly killed a fellow-colonist, and had met a beautiful female
cacique living on the river Ozema, near the present site of San
Domingo, who had fallen violently in love with him. From her he had
learned of rich gold-mines, and he humbly trusted that Columbus
would condescend to look at them and to overlook his little
indiscretion in the matter of his fellow-colonist. The Admiral, secretly
feeling that any man who killed one of his colonists was a benefactor
of the human race, kindly forgave him and went with him to inspect
the mines, which he found to be apparently so rich that he instantly
overhauled his Old Testament and his Geography, and decided that
he had found the original land of Ophir.
A new scientific person, who had been sent out to supersede the
worthless Fermin Cedo, was ordered to take his crucibles, transit
instruments, and other apparatus, and make a satisfactory assay of
the mines. He did so, and, being a clever man, reported to the
Admiral that the gold was unusually genuine, and that the ore would
probably average three hundred dollars to the ton. At least, that is
what he would have reported had he been a modern expert
investigating mining property in behalf of British capitalists, and we
need not suppose that there were no able assayers prior to the
discovery of silver in Colorado. Columbus read the report, expressed
a high opinion of the scientific abilities of the assayer, and ordered a
fort to be built in the neighborhood of the mines.
Carrying with him specimens of gold from the new mines, and
the report of the scientific person, Columbus sailed for Spain, in
company with Aguado, on the 10th of March, 1496. He left Don
Bartholomew as Governor during his absence, and took with him the
captive chief Caonabo, either as a specimen of the kind of heathen
produced by the island, or because he thought it might be possible to
convert the chief with the help of the many appliances in the
possession of the church at home. He wisely refrained from taking
any slaves, Don Diego having informed him that the Queen had
ordered his previous consignment of five hundred to be sent back to
Hispaniola and set at liberty.
The homeward-bound fleet consisted of only two vessels, but
they met with as much head-wind as if they had been a dozen ships
of the largest size, and on the 10th of April they were compelled to
stop at Guadaloupe for water and provisions. Here they were
attacked by armed women as well as men. Several of these early
American advocates of the equality of the sexes were captured, and
set at liberty again when the ships sailed. One of them, however,
improved the time by falling in love with Caonabo, whom she insisted
upon accompanying, and Columbus consented to carry her to Spain
as a beautiful illustration of the affectionate character of the Western
heathen.
It was the 20th of April when the fleet left Guadaloupe, and
Cadiz was not reached until the 11th of June. The provisions were so
nearly exhausted that during the latter part of the voyage the sailors
were almost in a state of starvation. Of course, when the provisions
were scarce and the men were put on short allowance, the prisoner
Caonabo and his affectionate female friend received their share of
food, for Columbus would never have permitted the unfortunate pair
to starve. Still, it did happen that Caonabo died on the voyage, and
history is silent as to what became of his companion.
[Æt. 60–62; 1496–98]