MS4 REAL-TIME ULTRASOUND IMAGING EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED

MS4 REAL-TIME ULTRASOUND IMAGING EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED Real-time ultrasound (RUSI) is a dynamic (invasive/non-invasive) imaging technique +Non-invasive RUSI is used to evaluate what properties of the muscle? +Muscle Architecture T/F RUSI can be used to view pathological and healthy muscle tissues? +True What are the 4 advantages of using RUSI? +Dynamic +Low Cost +No Radiation +Easily Portable Machine The Ultrasound waves (pass through/bounce off) muscle and fascia +Pass through Fascia shows up as (light/dark) and fat shows up as (dark/light) on the RUSI image? +Fat= Dark +Fascia= Light Ultrasound waves (pass through/bounce off) bones +Bounce off Bones appear as (light/dark) on the RUSI image +Dark Muscle fibers can look different across muscles based on _________ organization of the muscle +Fascicle formation +Pennate/Parallel/Triangular Fascicle architecture including pennation angle, muscle thickness and fascicle length have correlations to the muscles _______ ______ +Force generation What are some different components of muscle architecture that can be looked at with RUSI (3) 1. Pennation angle 2. fascicle length 3. Muscle thiccness What is an advantage that RUSI has over circumferential measurements when it comes to measuring muscle gain/loss? +Can assess changes in the objective size of the muscle +Can isolate individual muscles RUSI can be used with patients to assess muscle _______ and recruitment during strength testing +Activation T/F RUSI is beneficial at observing structural changes in muscles as we age? +True +Correlates with muscle function and fall risks RUSI can be used for injuries to nerves including what? +Nerve Entrapments RUSI is (good/bad) at detecting differences in muscle thickness between resting and active muscles +Good RUSI is (good/bad) at detecting differences in muscle thickness between light and high intensity activation +Bad