When images are sent from a CR workstation to a radiologist viewing station for interpretation, the workstation and viewing station become a SOP.In this case,
A)the workstation is provider class and the viewing station is user class.
B)the workstation and viewing station are both user class.
C)the workstation and viewing station are both provider class.
D)the workstation is user class and the viewing station is provider class.

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In this scenario, the CR workstation, which sends images, acts as the provider of the service or data, while the radiologist viewing station, which receives and interprets the images, acts as the user of the service or data. This distinction is based on the roles they play in the Service-Object Pair (SOP) in DICOM (Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine) standards.

When Images Are Sent from a CR Workstation to a Radiologist