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• Instructions for online access
• Cover Image
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Dedication
• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• Table of Contents
• Part I Introduction
• Chapter 1 Introduction to Digital Radiography and Picture Archiving and Communication System
• OBJECTIVES
• OUTLINE
• CONVENTIONAL FILM/SCREEN RADIOGRAPHY
• DIGITAL IMAGING
• DIGITAL RADIOGRAPHY
• PICTURE ARCHIVING AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS
• TRANSITIONING FROM FILM/SCREEN TO DIGITAL IMAGING
• SUMMARY
• REVIEW QUESTIONS
• Part II Basic Principles of Digital Radiography
• Chapter 2 Digital Imaging Characteristics
• OBJECTIVES
• OUTLINE
• ANALOG IMAGES VERSUS DIGITAL IMAGES
• CHARACTERISTICS OF A DIGITAL IMAGE
• MODULATION TRANSFER FUNCTION
• FINAL DISPLAYED IMAGE QUALITY CHARACTERISTICS
• SUMMARY
• REVIEW QUESTIONS
• Chapter 3 Digital Radiographic Image Processing and Manipulation
• OBJECTIVES
• OUTLINE
• THE IMAGE HISTOGRAM
• DIGITAL RADIOGRAPHY SIGNAL SAMPLING
• QUALITY CONTROL WORKSTATION FUNCTIONS
• BASIC FUNCTIONS OF THE PROCESSING SYSTEM
• IMAGE MANAGEMENT
• SUMMARY
• REVIEW QUESTIONS
• Part III Digital Image Acquisition
• Chapter 4 Photostimulable Phosphor Image Capture
• OBJECTIVES
• OUTLINE
• PHOTOSTIMULABLE PHOSPHOR EQUIPMENT
• EXPOSURE
• ARTIFACTS
• SUMMARY
• REVIEW QUESTIONS
• Chapter 5 Thin-Film Transistor Flat Panel Array Image Acquisition
• OBJECTIVES
• OUTLINE
• ACTIVE MATRIX FLAT PANEL IMAGERS
• FLAT PANEL ARRAY DESIGN AND PERFORMANCE
• FLAT PANEL ARTIFACTS
• EMERGING TECHNOLOGY
• SUMMARY
• REVIEW QUESTIONS
• Chapter 6 Charge-Coupled Device/Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor Image Capture
• OBJECTIVES
• OUTLINE
• CHARGE-COUPLED DEVICES
• COMPLEMENTARY METAL OXIDE SEMICONDUCTOR SYSTEMS
• COMPARISON BETWEEN CHARGE-COUPLED DEVICE AND COMPLEMENTARY METAL OXIDE SEMICONDUCTOR TECHNOLOGY
• SUMMARY
• REVIEW QUESTIONS
• Part IV PACS
• Chapter 7 Basic Computer Principles
• OBJECTIVES
• OUTLINE
• HOW DOES THE COMPUTER WORK?
• HARDWARE COMPONENTS
• MONITORS
• OPERATING SYSTEMS
• COMPUTERS IN THE RADIOLOGY DEPARTMENT
• SUMMARY
• REVIEW QUESTIONS
• Chapter 8 Networking and Communication Basics
• OBJECTIVES
• OUTLINE
• NETWORK CLASSIFICATIONS
• TYPICAL COMPONENTS OF A NETWORK
• NETWORK TOPOLOGY
• APPLICATION INTERFACING
• SUMMARY
• Review Questions
• Chapter 9 Medical Image Management and Processing System, Medical Image Storage Devices, and Medical Image Communications Devices Fundamentals
• OBJECTIVES
• OUTLINE
• FUNDAMENTALS
• SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE
• DISPLAY WORKSTATIONS
• SUMMARY
• REVIEW QUESTIONS
• Chapter 10 Medical Image Storage Device and Peripherals
• OBJECTIVES
• OUTLINE
• ARCHIVING COMPONENTS
• ARCHIVE CONSIDERATIONS
• PERIPHERAL DEVICES
• DIGITIZERS
• MEDICAL IMAGE HARDCOPY DEVICE
• COMPACT DISK/DIGITAL VERSATILE DISK BURNERS
• SUMMARY
• Review Questions
• Chapter 11 Medical Informatics
• OBJECTIVES
• OUTLINE
• INFORMATICS
• BENEFITS
• BARRIERS
• INFORMATICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
• DATA CONVERSION
• ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS
• MAJOR COMPONENTS OF AN ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD
• SUMMARY
• REVIEW QUESTIONS
• Part V Quality Control and Quality Management
• Chapter 12 Ensuring Quality in Digital Image Viewing and Storage Systems
• OBJECTIVES
• OUTLINE
• QUALITY ASPECTS
• TERMS OF QUALITY
• IMAGE VIEWING AND STORAGE EQUIPMENT QUALITY CONTROL
• IMAGE VIEWING AND STORAGE CONTINUOUS QUALITY IMPROVEMENT
• SUMMARY
• REVIEW QUESTIONS
• Chapter 13 Quality Acceptance Testing Within Digital Projection Imaging
• OBJECTIVES
• OUTLINE
• TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT
• QUALITY CONTROL STANDARDS
• PHOSPHOR IMAGING SYSTEMS
• QUALITY CONTROL SCHEDULES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
• SUMMARY
• REVIEW QUESTIONS
• Glossary
• Abbreviation Table
• Index