TEXTBOOK OF DIAGNOSTIC
SONOGRAPHY HAGEN ANSERT NINTH
EDITION STUDY GUIDE CHAPTERS ONE TO
SIXTY FIVE 2026 QUESTIONS ANSWERS
GRADED A+
⩥ultrasound.
Answer: _______: refers to sound that is well above the human range of
hearing that is used in medicine to diagnose and assess healthy and
abnormal structures, vessels, or organs inside the body.
⩥sonography.
Answer: in diagnostic imaging, _______ is the preferred term to
describe the use of sound in the range of 1 to 20 MHz or greater for
patient imaging.
⩥transducer.
Answer: sonography equipment creates waves of energy when an
electrical voltage is applied to the ceramic element housed inside the
_______
⩥receiver.
, Answer: the transducer acts as a _______ that processes the echoes
returning from inside the body.
⩥composite.
Answer: the received echoes within the body create a ______ image that
is displayed in real time on a monitor to be viewed, saved, and stored.
⩥greater.
Answer: lower frequency transducers permit ______ penetration for
imaging organs such as the liver.
⩥sharper.
Answer: higher frequency transducers allow a ______ image for
superficial structures such as breast tissue.
⩥general, echocardiography, and vascular.
Answer: diagnostic sonography has what three major imaging specialty
areas?
⩥obstetrics and pediatrics.
Answer: sonography is a preferred modality for imaging in _______ and
________ b/c it can be performed quickly and effectively to obtain a
diagnosis and does not use ionizing radiation.
SONOGRAPHY HAGEN ANSERT NINTH
EDITION STUDY GUIDE CHAPTERS ONE TO
SIXTY FIVE 2026 QUESTIONS ANSWERS
GRADED A+
⩥ultrasound.
Answer: _______: refers to sound that is well above the human range of
hearing that is used in medicine to diagnose and assess healthy and
abnormal structures, vessels, or organs inside the body.
⩥sonography.
Answer: in diagnostic imaging, _______ is the preferred term to
describe the use of sound in the range of 1 to 20 MHz or greater for
patient imaging.
⩥transducer.
Answer: sonography equipment creates waves of energy when an
electrical voltage is applied to the ceramic element housed inside the
_______
⩥receiver.
, Answer: the transducer acts as a _______ that processes the echoes
returning from inside the body.
⩥composite.
Answer: the received echoes within the body create a ______ image that
is displayed in real time on a monitor to be viewed, saved, and stored.
⩥greater.
Answer: lower frequency transducers permit ______ penetration for
imaging organs such as the liver.
⩥sharper.
Answer: higher frequency transducers allow a ______ image for
superficial structures such as breast tissue.
⩥general, echocardiography, and vascular.
Answer: diagnostic sonography has what three major imaging specialty
areas?
⩥obstetrics and pediatrics.
Answer: sonography is a preferred modality for imaging in _______ and
________ b/c it can be performed quickly and effectively to obtain a
diagnosis and does not use ionizing radiation.
