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  • ASRT approval for ARRT Category A credit
  • All Courses eligible of international radiographers' CPD requirements
  • ASRT and MDCB are approved continuing education providers of ARRT and all courses are accepted by ARRT
  • California CE requirements met for all radiography courses
  • NMTCB accepted (All Courses)
  • All Courses available for RRAs
  • ARMRIT accepted (All MRI Courses)
  • MDCB approval by the Medical Dosimetrist Certification (Selected Courses)
  • Florida approval for all courses 1 credit or more
  • ARDMS accepted (All Courses)
  • CAMRT and Sonography Canada recognize the ASRT approval (All Courses)
  • Approval: This course is approved by ASRT - an approved continuing education provider of ARRT.
  • Release Date: 2/16/2023
  • Expiration Date: 3/1/2026
  • Credit Hours: 2 Credits
  • Course Description and objectives:

    Course Description
    The acquisition, storage, retrieval, and use of healthcare information, termed health informatics, has become commonplace in medical facilities. Imaging informatics combines health informatics with medical imaging techniques to provide optimized patient care. It is important for radiologic technologists (RTs) to understand the equipment used in the medical imaging department, how it works, and how it can be interfaced with informatics throughout the medical facility, like electronic medical records (EMRs) to improve the patient care experience and the RT's workflow. Image management systems and standards are also important to understand ensuring the technology available is used to its highest potential and to minimize the likelihood of error. The most recent introduction to health informatics is artificial intelligence, and its role in medical imaging has the potential to provide the detection and diagnosis of abnormalities and cancer, predict prognosis and treatment plans, and even improve the day-to-day operations of the department from scheduling staff and patients to communicating with patients and referring physicians. This course discusses these topics and provides an overview of imaging informatics and how it can affect the future of the imaging department.

    Learning Objectives
    After reviewing this course, the participant should be able to:

    • DEFINE informatics and recognize key terminology.
    • EXPLAIN how storage and archive technology is used in medical imaging informatics.
    • CATEGORIZE common hardware and software components of medical imaging informatics systems.
    • RESTATE the image management component of medical imaging informatics, including information systems, medical imaging standards, and downtime procedures.
    • EXPLAIN how artificial intelligence is being used in medical imaging informatics for workflow, analytics, data mining, and radiomics.

    Categories: Digital Radiography, Technology, PACS

  • CE Information:

    In order to receive CE credit, you must first complete the activity content. When completed, go to the "Take CE Test!" link to access the post-test.

    Submit the completed answers to determine if you have passed the post-test assessment. You must answer 12 out of 16 questions correctly to receive CE credit. You will have no more than 3 attempts to successfully complete the post-test.

    Participants successfully completing the activity content and passing the post-test will receive 2.0 ARRT Category A credits.

    Approved by the American Society of Radiologic Technologists for ARRT Category A credit.

    Approved by the state of Florida for ARRT Category A credit.

    Texas direct credit.

    This activity may be available in multiple formats or from different sponsors. ARRT does not allow CE activities such as Internet courses, home study programs, or directed readings to be repeated for CE credit in the same biennium.

  • Structured Education Credit Valuations:

    CategoryContent AreaCredits
    Bone DensitometryImage Production0.5
    Breast SonographyImage Production0.5
    Cardiac InterventionalImage Production0.5
    Computed TomographyImage Production1.5
    Magnetic ResonanceImage Production1.5
    MammographyImage Production1
    Nuclear MedicineImage Production1.5
    RadiographyImage Production1.5
    SonographyImage Production0.5
    Vascular InterventionalImage Production0.5
    Vascular SonographyImage Production0.5

  • CQR Credit Valuations:

    CategorySubcategoryCredits
    Bone DensitometryEquipment Operation and Quality Control0.5
    Breast SonographyEvaluation and Selection of Representative Images0.5
    Cardiac InterventionalImage Acquisition and Equipment0.5
    Computed TomographyImage Evaluation and Archiving1.5
    Magnetic ResonanceData Acquisition, Processing, and Storage1.5
    MammographyImage Acquisition and Quality Assurance1
    Nuclear MedicineInstrumentation 1.5
    RadiographyEquipment Operation and Quality Assurance1.5
    SonographyEvaluation and Selection of Representative Images0.5
    Vascular InterventionalImage Acquisition and Equipment0.5
    Vascular SonographyEvaluation and Selection of Representative Images0.5

  • California Credit Categories Valuations:

    CategoryCredits
    Digital1.5
    Mammography1


Informatics in Medical Imaging

Jessyca B. Wagner, PhD, RT(R), CIIP*

*Assistant Professor, Radiologic Sciences, Shimadzu School of Radiologic Sciences, Midwestern State University, Wichita Falls, TX.

Address correspondence to: Jessyca B. Wagner, PhD, RT(R), CIIP. E-mail: jessyca.wagner@msutexas.edu.

Disclosure statement: The author reports having no significant financial or advisory relationships with corporate organizations related to this activity.

 ABSTRACT

The acquisition, storage, retrieval, and use of healthcare information, termed health informatics, has become commonplace in medical facilities. Imaging informatics combines health informatics with medical imaging techniques to provide optimized patient care. It is important for radiologic technologists (RTs) to understand the equipment used in the medical imaging department, how it works, and how it can be interfaced with informatics throughout the medical facility, like electronic medical records (EMRs) to improve the patient care experience and the RT's workflow. Image management systems and standards are also important to understand ensuring the technology available is used to its highest potential and to minimize the likelihood of error. The most recent introduction to health informatics is artificial intelligence, and its role in medical imaging has the potential to provide the detection and diagnosis of abnormalities and cancer, predict prognosis and treatment plans, and even improve the day-to-day operations of the department from scheduling staff and patients to communicating with patients and referring physicians. This course discusses these topics and provides an overview of imaging informatics and how it can affect the future of the imaging department.

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