Mammography Final Questions with 100% Correct Answers

Mammography Final Questions
with 100% Correct Answers
ToAbestAvisualizeAtheAposterolateralAtissueAinAaA"wrap-
around"Abreast,AincludeAa(n)A_____Aview.
A.AECC
B.ASIO
C.ALMO

D.AXCCLA-AAnswer✓AD.AXCCL


WhyAisAbreastAcompressionAimportantAduringAaAmammogram?
A.AImmobilizeAtheAbreastAduringAtheAx-rayAexposure;AhelpsApreventApatientAmovement.
B.AUniformityAdecreaseAtheAthicknessAofAbreastAtissue
C.AReduceAtheAtimeAofAtheAexposure

D.AAllAofAtheAaboveA-AAnswer✓AD.AAllAofAtheAabove


WhichAofAtheAfollowingAisANOTApartAofAtheAinternalAcompositionAofAtheAbreast?
A.AAdiposeAtissue
B.AGlandularAtissue
C.APectoralAmuscle
D.ABloodAvessels,AlymphaticAsystem,AconnectiveA&AsupportiveAstromaA-
AAnswer✓AC.APectoralAmuscle


AAstandardizedAlabelingAsystemAwasAdevelopedAbyAtheAACRAinAtheA1900s;AMQSAAadoptedA
thisAstandardAinAorderAto:
A.ADefineAaAuniversalAstandardsAforApatientAcare
B.AGuideAproblem-solvingAstrategies
C.ADescribeAindividualAmammographyAprojectionsA&AtheirAabbreviationsAtoAavoidAconfusionA
amongAfacilities
D.AClarifyAterminologyAforAimageAqualityA-
AAnswer✓AC.ADescribeAindividualAmammographyAprojectionsA&AtheirAabbreviationsAtoAavo
idAconfusionAamongAfacilities

,InApatientsAwithAencapsulatedAimplants,AwhichAprojectionAhelpsAvisualizeAtheAlowerAhalfAof
AtheAbreast?
A.ALM/ML
B.ASIO
C.ARM

D.AXCCLA-AAnswer✓AA.ALM/ML


TheA_______AviewAmayAbeAnecessaryAtoAimageAdeepAmedialAlesions.
A.ACleavage
B.ARolledALateral
C.ARolledAMedial

D.AAxillaryAViewA-AAnswer✓AA.ACleavage


AtrophyAofAglandularAtissueAbegins:
A.AMediallyA&APosteriorly,AworkingAitsAwayAtoAtheAnipple
B.ALaterallyA&ASuperiorly,AworkingAitsAwayAtoAtheAnipple
C.AAtAtheAnipple,AworkingAitsAwayAtoAtheAbackAofAtheAbreast
D.AWomenAdoAnotAloseAglandularAtissue.A-
AAnswer✓AA.AMediallyA&APosteriorly,AworkingAitsAwayAtoAtheAnipple


WhichAisANOTAaAcorrectAresponse:AaAproperlyApositionedAMLOAprojectionAdemonstratesAaApe
ctoralAmuscle:
A.AFromAtheAsuperiorAtoAinferiorAborder
B.AWithAtheAanteriorApectoralAmuscleAborderAconvexAinAappearance
C.ATheAexcludesAtheAchestwallAmargin

D.AThatAreachesAtoAtheAPNLAorAbelowA-AAnswer✓AC.ATheAexcludesAtheAchestwallAmargin


AsymmetricAbreastAtissue:
A.ACanAbeAbenign
B.ACanAbeAmalignant
C.AIsAcommon
D.AAllAofAtheAabove

,E.ANoneAofAtheAaboveA-AAnswer✓AD.AAllAofAtheAabove


WhenAtheAx-rayAbeamApassesAfromAinferiorAtoAsuperior,AitAisAreferredAtoAas:
A.ACranial-caudal
B.ACleavage
C.ASuperolateralAtoAInferolateral

D.ACaudal-cranialA-AAnswer✓AD.ACaudal-cranial


ForAanAXCCLAprojection,AtheAC-armAcanAbeArotatedAupAtoA________.A-
AAnswer✓A5Adegrees


Radiographically,AglandularAtissueAdisplaysAasAwhatAcolor?AWhatAcolorAisAadiposeAtissue?A
WhatAcolorAisAcancer?A-AAnswer✓AGlandularA-AWhite.AAdiposeA-ABlack,AGray.ACancerA-
AWhite.


T/FASpotAcompressionAisAusuallyAcombinedAwithAmagnificationAtoAprovideAaAlargerAimageAo
fAaAsuspectedAROIAandAapplyAcompressionAtoAaAsmallerAareaAofAtissueAtoAenhanceAlesionA
definition.A-AAnswer✓ATrue


T/FAWhenAtheAnonAdisplacedAimplantAviewsAareAacquired,AtheAbreastAisAcompressedAmaxim
allyA-AasAwithAaAwomanAwhoAdoesAnotAhaveAimplants.A-AAnswer✓AFalse.


AdequateAcompressionAisAdescribedAasAtheAbreast-
feelingA"taut"AtoAtheAtouch.AThisAtautnessAisAdependentAon:
A.ATheAsizeAofAtheAbreast
B.ATheAcompositionAofAtheAbreastA&AtheAelasticityAofAtheAskin
C.ATheAuseAofAtheAlargerAcompressionAdevice
D.ATheAtimeAofAtheAmonthAtheAexamAisAscheduled.A-
AAnswer✓AB.ATheAcompositionAofAtheAbreastA&AtheAelasticityAofAtheAskin


ProperAplacementAofAtheAaxillaAonAtheAIRSDAdeterminesAtheAwidthAofAtheApectoralAmuscleA
superiorlyAonAtheAimageA&AposteriorAtissueAinclusion.AIdentifyA3AsignificantAlandmarksAused
AtoApositionAtheAMLOAprojectionAplacement.A-AAnswer✓AA.APectoralisAMuscle
B.AMidaxilla

, C.ALatissimusADorsi


TheA______AviewAisAoftenAtheAbestAimageAforAaAsuspectedAabnormalityAinAtheAsubdermalA
fattyAlayerAofAtissue.
A.AOblique
B.ACC
C.ACleavage

D.ATangentialA-AAnswer✓AD.ATangential


WhichAprojectionAdoesANOTAimageAtheAposteromedialAaspectAofAtheAbreast?
A.ACC
B.AMLO
C.ACV

D.AXCCMA-AAnswer✓AB.AMLO


IfAaAwomanAisAstillAmenstruating,AwhenAisAtheAoptimalAtimeAtoAscheduleAherAmammogram
?
A.AWhenAtheAbreastsAareAleastAtender
B.ATheAweekAafterAtheAmenses
C.ATheAweekAbeforeAtheAmenses

D.AAAandABA-AAnswer✓AD.AAAandAB


TheA_______AprojectionAisAalsoAknownAasAtheA"trueAreverseAoblique"AbecauseAtheAx=-
rayAbeamAdirectionAisA180AdegreesAfromAthatAofAtheAMLO.A-AAnswer✓ALMO


TheAipsilateralAarmAshouldAbeA____________AtoAtheAbodyAwhenAobtainingAtheAMLOAprojec
tion.
A.AOverAtheAhead
B.APerpendicular
C.AAtAtheAside

D.AHeldAbehindAtheAbackA-AAnswer✓AB.APerpendicular