worksheet 2

q: Shuttering the digital image will reduce the exposure to the patient.

a: False


q: Window width controls the brightness of the image on the display.

a: False


q: The look-up table that is used to determine the brightness and contrast of an image is unique for each anatomic part.

a: True


q: A graphical representation of a digital image is called a ________.

a: Histogram


q: What does window level control?

a: Brightness


q: In preprocessing, how does the computer adjust for dead pixels?

a: Kernelling


q: Which of the following is not a postprocessing option?

a: Dynamic range compression


q: What causes aliasing?

a: Insufficient sampling frequency


q: What is saturation?

a: When dels have reached their maximum electrical charge and are pure black


q: What type of histogram analysis would be used for a pelvis x-ray?

a: Type 3


q: Which of the following controls the length of the gray scale of a displayed image?

a: Window width


q: Which of the following is an example of postprocessing?

a: windowing and resizing


q: What can throw a histogram analysis off?

a: selecting the wrong part for the exam, in CR, not evenly spacing when multiple imageare imaged, and artifacts


q: What does LUT stand for?

a: Look-up table


q: Put processing steps in order: Values of interest → Histogram → Look up table

a: 2,1,3


q: What would you do to see the edge of the bones during postprocessing?

a: Apply edge enhancement


q: What are the three types of postprocessing domains?

a: Spatial, intensity, frequency


q: Smoothing can increase the visible appearance of noise.

a: False


q: Although Right and Left markers are available electronically, lead markers are strongly recommended for legal reasons.

a: True


q: The speed of any imaging system is always ______ related to exposure required.

a: Inversely


q: Nearly all modern CR and DR systems can be operated without substantial ______ in the image.

a: Noise/mottle


q: No dark digital image should be repeated unless ______ has occurred.

a: Saturation


q: When windowing is applied and saved to PACS, the range available to the radiologist is ______.

a: Reduced/limited/narrowed


q: Smoothing algorithms suppress moderate amounts of ______.

a: Noise/mottle


q: For an image with low contrast, smoothing may lead to loss of ______.

a: Detail


q: For a high-contrast image, edge enhancement may increase ______.

a: Noise


q: For scoliosis series, image ______ software is used to align images.

a: Stitching


q: Point, area, and global processing occur in which domain?

a: Spatial


q: In which domain is the image sorted by pixel values?

a: Intensity


q: Zoom/magnification is what type of processing?

a: Area


q: A look-up table has two columns: ______ and ______.

a: Input, output


q: If dynamic range is limited, data ______ can occur.

a: Clipping


q: Detail processing can be performed in the ______ or ______ domain.

a: Spatial, frequency


q: Kernel operations pass a smaller ______ over each pixel.

a: Sub-matrix


q: ______ is a form of low-pass filtering that softens edges and reduces noise.

a: Smoothing