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Spectroscopy

When used with MRI, spectroscopy (specifically magnetic resonance spectroscopy or MRS) can be used to detect specific co

speech recognition

A speech recognition system converts the spoken word into computer input (such as text).  Unlike a dictation system

Speech Recognition

The turnaround time for diagnostic reporting is critical.  Integration of reporting and speech recognition with the

SSL

Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) is a protocol that provides secure comminucations on the Internet, and is an alternative to I

Stack Display

On PACS view stations, stack display is a feature used to review cross-sectional images such as those generated by MRI a

Standard Grayscale Display Function

DICOM image consistency deals with displaying the images in an identical manner on soft and hard copy devices, using a s

Storage Service

DICOM Storage is the most used DICOM service, allowing the exchange of images and other DICOM objects between devices. D

Structured Report (SR)

A Structured Report (SR) is a DICOM object used to exchange text data.  SRs can be used to exchange almost any sort

Switch

A switch is a device that forwards packets (units of data combined with a destination address) between different devices

T1

T1 stands for spin-lattice relaxation time.  T1 is a commonly used MRI imaging acquisition technique. 



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