CRDR: COMPUTED RADIOGRAPHY

American College of Radiology

What does ACR stand for?

National Electrical Manufacturers Association

What does NEMA stand for?

Digital imaging and Communications in Medicine

What does DICOM stand for?

Picture Archiving and Communication System

What does PACS stand for?

PACs

it stores medical images and acts as a storage space

Tele-radiology

the practice wherein the radiologist remotely reads examination results and writes reports

expensive and sensitive to drop

disadvantage of medical imaging

imaging plate

IP

photodiode

PD

photomultiplier tube

PMT

photostimulable phosphor

PSP

Storage phosphor

SP

storage phosphor screen

SPS

Europium

it is an activator and is responsible for the storage property of the PSL

Imaging Plate

x-ray sensitive plate that is encased in a protective cassette

Expose, Stimulate, Read and Erase

sequence of events in producing PSL signal