EXAM 300 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT

ARDMS Davies Breast Sonography ACTUAL

EXAM 300 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT

ANSWERS -

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

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 1 / 4

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

7. 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 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
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• When taking patient history for a breast sonogram, what information from a

previous mammogram would NOT be considered relevant?

• 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 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

2. 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: 3 / 4

• 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 medial aspect of the breast?
• Posterior oblique
• Lateral decubitus
• Upright

D.Trendelenburg

• Supine - CORRECT ANSWER-E. supine

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 for breast

imaging?

• 5 MHz phased array
• 3.5-5 MHz curved linear array
• 8 MHz annular array
• 10 MHz linear array
• 12 MHz mechanical sector - CORRECT ANSWER-D. 10 MHz linear array

17. Selecting multiple focal zones will:

• Decrease frame rate
• Increase frame rate
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