The Chinese Online Writing Lab

1. As a non-invasive form of nuclear medicine, positron emission tomography (PET) is preferable to conventional image reconstruction, which requires filtered back projection software and maximum likelihood expectation maximization software that often produces poor quality images owing to the limited number of photons and the slow convergence of original image data.

I A. offbeat    

B. eccentric  

C. orthodox 

2. As a non-invasive form of nuclear medicine, positron emission tomography (PET) is preferable to conventional image reconstruction, which requires filtered back projection software and maximum likelihood expectation maximization software that often produces poor quality images owing to the limited number of photons and the slow convergence of original image data.

A. scission  

B. segmentation  

C. confluence 

3. Pioneered by the mathematicians Hudson and Larkin in 1994, an image reconstruction method based on ordered subset expectation maximization software has been widely adopted in experimental investigations using PET, and involves a fast algorithm enhancing the slow convergence of conventional software.

A. replicated  

B. originated     

C. simulated

4. Given the above considerations, hospitals must replace conventional software to produce high quality clinical images.

A. deliberations

B. oversight

C. disregard 

5. Owing to budgetary constraints, National Health Insurance (NHI) will not cover the expense of this service, making this area a promising source of revenue for hospitals with the necessary technological capacity.

A. obstructions

B. contingency

C. opening

6. Patients that are unwilling to cover the expense of this PET examination themselves, can choose from other less advanced but still high quality procedures subsidized by NHI, such as ultrasound, multi-slice computer tomography or magnetic resonance imaging.

A. receptive  

B. amenable  

C. reluctant   

7. A notable example of such unsubsidized services is the PET Center of Shin Kong Wu Ho-Su Memorial Hospital, which has served over 4,000 patients over the past two years, generating substantial revenues for the hospital, thus reducing its reliance on NHI for funding.

A. emancipation    

B. dependence    

C. self-determination  

8. Each patient pays roughly $US 1,500 for this PET examination. Besides enabling the nuclear medicine departments in Taiwanese hospitals to fill a profitable market niche, this PET software-based medical procedure can eventually replace conventional computer image reconstruction software.

A. untimely  

B. ultimately   

C. inopportunely

9. Enhanced image reconstruction computer software based on maximizing ordered subset expectations is highly promising in clinical efforts to provide high-quality PET images.

A. auspicious  

B. improbable 

C. implausible

10. Several hospitals are currently developing marketing strategies to make patients aware of such high quality medical treatments.

A. unsuspecting

B. oblivious

C. cognizant

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