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Concerning the Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine (DICOM) service: a. It functions to keep the image file along with the corresponding patient identifying data as separate b. It allows medical imaging devices from different manufacturers to be used with a single PACS c. The ‘modality worklist’ service may increase the risk of data input errors d. The ‘modality push/pull’ service allows image storage and retrieval to and from PACS e. The ‘modality performed procedure step’ service provides information about the status of an examination

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a. False. DICOM is a standard for the handling and transmission of data associated with medical imaging. One of the benefits is to keep data for the image filed alongside information relating to the imaging modality and patient-identifying information. 

b. True. 

c. False. This service retrieves the scheduled work list from the hospital information system (HIS) regarding examinations to be performed (hence reducing the need for repeated data entry) and may reduce data input errors. 

d. True. 

e. True.



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