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

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.

Category	Content Area	Credits
Bone Densitometry	Image Production	0.5
Breast Sonography	Image Production	0.5
Cardiac Interventional	Image Production	0.5
Computed Tomography	Image Production	1.5
Magnetic Resonance	Image Production	1.5
Mammography	Image Production	1
Nuclear Medicine	Image Production	1.5
Radiography	Image Production	1.5
Sonography	Image Production	0.5
Vascular Interventional	Image Production	0.5
Vascular Sonography	Image Production	0.5

Category	Subcategory	Credits
Bone Densitometry	Equipment Operation and Quality Control	0.5
Breast Sonography	Evaluation and Selection of Representative Images	0.5
Cardiac Interventional	Image Acquisition and Equipment	0.5
Computed Tomography	Image Evaluation and Archiving	1.5
Magnetic Resonance	Data Acquisition, Processing, and Storage	1.5
Mammography	Image Acquisition and Quality Assurance	1
Nuclear Medicine	Instrumentation	1.5
Radiography	Equipment Operation and Quality Assurance	1.5
Sonography	Evaluation and Selection of Representative Images	0.5
Vascular Interventional	Image Acquisition and Equipment	0.5
Vascular Sonography	Evaluation and Selection of Representative Images	0.5