PACS Online Course
Introduction to Medical Digital Imaging
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Product Code: OUP-101
Course Objectives
You will be able to:
- Describe and differentiate for all major imaging modalities:
- Basic operating principles
- Typical clinical applications
- Image formats and appearances
- Data volumes / file sizes
- Interpretive considerations
- Typical exam protocols
Skills Taught
After the course you will be able to:
- Estimate the potential impact of all common digital modalities on storage capacity, infrastructure and system performance.
- Identify bottlenecks in a digital department workflow based on examination characteristics.
- Specify workstation software and display requirements based on the image type and characteristics.
- Recognize the most common medical image types and match them with the modality that generated it.
Course Contents
Lesson 1: Sample Medical Images & Characteristics
After this lesson you will:
- Recognize the most common image types and know which modality generated them.
- Understand the definition and impact of the parameters which are used to characterize images such as resolution, image matrix and study/file size.
Lesson 2: Medical Digital Images based on X-ray Radiation
After this lesson you will:
- Understand and recognize the characteristics of each X-ray modality: CR/DR, RF, XA, MG, CT.
- Recognize typical images generated by these modalities.
- Know the typical image and study characteristics for X-ray modalities.
Lesson 3: Medical Digital Images based on Non-X-ray Modalities
After this lesson you will:
- Understand and recognize the characteristics of each non X-ray modality: US, MR, NM, PET and PET/CT.
- Recognize typical images generated by these modalities.
- Know the typical image and study characteristics for X-ray modalities.
Lesson 4: Non-radiology Specialties
After this lesson you will:
- Understand and recognize the characteristics of the modalities used by non-radiology specialties:
- Cardiology
- Dentistry
- Ophthalmology
- Pathology
- Radiation therapy
- Recognize typical images generated by these specialties.
- Know the typical image and study characteristics for these modalities.
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