BREAST SONOGRAPHY ARDMS
ACTUAL EXAM LATEST VERSION
QUESTIONS AND DETAILED CORRECT
ANSWERS| ALREADY GRADED A+
Which artifact may cause structures to look deeper than they actually are?
- Side lobe
- Shadowing
- Refraction
- Propagation speed error
- Slice thickness Correct Answer D. propagation speed error
The optimum operating frequency for a broad-bandwidth transducer would
be:
- 6 MHz
- 7 MHz
- 8 MHz
- 9 MHz
- 10 MHz Correct Answer C. 8
In breast sonography, which of the following is NOT significantly affected by the limited field of view when imaging superficial structures?
- Contrast resolution
- Spatial resolution
- Axial resolution
- Lateral resolution
- Temporal resolution Correct Answer E. temporal resolution
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Which of the following affects the actual intensity of the sound utilized for imaging?
A. TGC
- Output power
- Overall gain
- Dynamic range
- Harmonics Correct Answer B. output power
The dynamic range of a display is the:
A, Number of gray shades
- Depth of focal zone
- Intensity of sound utilized
- Image scale
- Output power Correct Answer A. number of gray shades
6.Using color/power Doppler while a patient hums to better
delineate a mass is called:
- Aliasing
- Spectral mirroring
- Ring-down
- Harmonics
- Fremitus Correct Answer E. fremitus
- A standoff pad thicker than 1 cm is NOT recommended
because it will:
- Make the skin line look thicker than normal.
- Affect the optimal placement of the fixed elevation plane focus.
- Compress the mammary layer and make it look fibrotic.
- Cause enhancement of echoes in the mammary zone.
- Cause decreased penetration and an inability to see the chest
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wall. Correct Answer B. affect the optimal placement of the fixed elevation plane focus
Which type of transducer does NOT allow the sonographer to vary the focusing capabilities?
- Electronic linear array
- Electronic convex array
- Annular array
- Mechanical sector
- Electronic sector Correct Answer D. mechanical sector
- When taking patient history for a breast sonogram, what
- Symmetry of breasts
- Location of a questionable lesion
- Size of a questionable lesion
- Date and results of a previous mammogram
- Name of the radiographer Correct Answer E. Name of
information from a previous mammogram would NOT be considered relevant?
radiologist
10. Image amplitude is affected by:
- Power
- Overall gain
- Time gain compensation (TGC)
- A and B
- A, B, and C Correct Answer E. Power, TGC, Overall gain
- High-frequency transducers used in breast imaging provide
excellent
resolution of breast tissues but limited:
- Focusing options
- Gain adjustment
- Penetration
- Gray scale
- Scan lines Correct Answer C. penetration
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- When using the 123-ABC method of annotation, "B" would
indicate:
- Mass is close to the nipple.
- Mass is medium shade of gray
- Mass is in the mammary zone.
- Mass is benign.
- Mass requires biopsy. Correct Answer C. mass is in the
mammary zone
- In the 123-ABC method of annotation, the numbers denote
the:
- Distance from nipple
- Depth of the mass
- Number of masses
- Stage of cancer
- Sequence of imaging Correct Answer A. distance from nipple
- Which method of patient positioning is best for evaluating the
- Posterior oblique
- Lateral decubitus
- Upright
- Supine Correct Answer E. supine
medial aspect of the breast?
D.Trendelenburg
15. The two-handed technique is used to image:
- Both breasts at the same time
- An extremely large breast
- The main breast duct and nipple
- Multiple masses within the breast
- A palpable mass that is mobile Correct Answer C. the main
breast duct and the nipple
- Which of the following transducers would be the best choice
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for breast