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ARDMS BREAST SONOGRAPHY EXAM
COMPLETE 600 QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED
VERIFIED AND CORRECT ANSWER ACTUAL
BRAND-NEW EXAM ALREADY GRADED A+
Question 1: Which artifact may cause structures to look deeper
than they actually are?
- Side Lobe
- Shadowing
- Refraction
- Propagation speed error
- Slice thickness
CORRECT ANSWER : D
Question 2: The optimum operating frequency for a broad-
bandwidth transducer would be:
- 6 MHz
- MHz
- 8 MHz
- 9 MHz
- 10 MHz
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CORRECT ANSWER : E
Question 3: 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
Question 4: Which of the following affects the actual intensity
of the sound utilized for imaging?
A. TGC
- Output power
- Overall gain
- Dynamic range
- Harmonics
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CORRECT ANSWER : B
Question 5: The dynamic range of a display is the:
- Number of gray shades
- Depth of focal zone
- Intensity of sound utilized
- Image scale
- Output power
CORRECT ANSWER : A
Question 6: Using color/power Doppler while a patient hums to
better delineate a mass is called:
- Aliasing
- Spectral mirroring
- Ring-down
- Harmonics
- Fremitus
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CORRECT ANSWER : E
Question 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
- 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
focus
wall
CORRECT ANSWER : B
Question 8: 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