Davies Breast Ardms Registry Exam Questions
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**the mamm marker CC is always placed near the axilla, which is
lateral to the breast; therefore, the mass would be more located
toward the lateral aspect of the breast
A transducer that can operate at multiple frequencies is said to have:
A. Broad bandwidth
B. Variable focus
C. Harmonics
D. Multiple transmit zones
E. Dynamic range - A. broad bandwidth
All of the following statements about high-frequency transducers are
true
EXCEPT:
A. Axial resolution is increased
B. Lateral resolution is increased
C. Sound travels faster
D. Sound penetration is decreased
E. Best for breast imaging - C. sound travels faster
Decreasing depth will:
,A. Increase the frequency of sound used
B. Decrease the sound intensity
C. Improve depth penetration
D. Increase the gray scale
E. Increase frame rate - E. increase the frame rate
24. Increasing the overall gain control will:
A. Increase penetration
B. Reduce penetration
C. Cause artifactual echoes
D. Increase gray scale
E. Reduce frame rate - C. cause artifactual echoes
25. Which of the following allows for better demonstration of small,
tortuous Vessels?
A. Power Doppler
B. Spectral Doppler
C. Color Flow Doppler
D. Continuous wave Doppler
E. Pulsed Doppler - A. power doppler
26. Which of the following affect(s) the frame rate?
,A. Number of focal zones
B. Size of image
C. Frequency
D. A and B
E. A and C - D. number of focal zones and size of image
27. Ideally, the elevational focus for breast imaging should be fixed at:
A. 0.5 cm
B. 1.0 cm
C. 1.5 cm
D. 2.0 cm
E. 2.5 cm - C. 1.5 cm
28. An increase in the intensity of echoes beneath a structure is
called:
A. Shadowing
B. Enhancement
C. Reverberation
D. Refraction
E. Reflection - B. enhancement
, 29. Of the following, which would NOT be a good indication for
performing a breast sonogram?
A. Evaluate a mass for micro calcifications
B. Evaluate a palpable mass
C. Evaluate a questionable area on mammography
D. Localize for cyst aspiration
E. Evaluate a male for gynecomastia - A. evaluate for micro
calcifications
30. When setting the TGC (time gain compensation) control for breast
imaging, the following tissue should demonstrate a medium level of
gray.
A. Skin
B. Fat
C. Parenchyma
D. Ducts and vessels
E. Muscle - B. fat
31. The lactiferous ducts are best seen when scanning:
A. Radial
B. Antiradial
C. Sagittal
D. Transverse
E. Coronal - A. radial
And Answers Verified 100% Correct
**the mamm marker CC is always placed near the axilla, which is
lateral to the breast; therefore, the mass would be more located
toward the lateral aspect of the breast
A transducer that can operate at multiple frequencies is said to have:
A. Broad bandwidth
B. Variable focus
C. Harmonics
D. Multiple transmit zones
E. Dynamic range - A. broad bandwidth
All of the following statements about high-frequency transducers are
true
EXCEPT:
A. Axial resolution is increased
B. Lateral resolution is increased
C. Sound travels faster
D. Sound penetration is decreased
E. Best for breast imaging - C. sound travels faster
Decreasing depth will:
,A. Increase the frequency of sound used
B. Decrease the sound intensity
C. Improve depth penetration
D. Increase the gray scale
E. Increase frame rate - E. increase the frame rate
24. Increasing the overall gain control will:
A. Increase penetration
B. Reduce penetration
C. Cause artifactual echoes
D. Increase gray scale
E. Reduce frame rate - C. cause artifactual echoes
25. Which of the following allows for better demonstration of small,
tortuous Vessels?
A. Power Doppler
B. Spectral Doppler
C. Color Flow Doppler
D. Continuous wave Doppler
E. Pulsed Doppler - A. power doppler
26. Which of the following affect(s) the frame rate?
,A. Number of focal zones
B. Size of image
C. Frequency
D. A and B
E. A and C - D. number of focal zones and size of image
27. Ideally, the elevational focus for breast imaging should be fixed at:
A. 0.5 cm
B. 1.0 cm
C. 1.5 cm
D. 2.0 cm
E. 2.5 cm - C. 1.5 cm
28. An increase in the intensity of echoes beneath a structure is
called:
A. Shadowing
B. Enhancement
C. Reverberation
D. Refraction
E. Reflection - B. enhancement
, 29. Of the following, which would NOT be a good indication for
performing a breast sonogram?
A. Evaluate a mass for micro calcifications
B. Evaluate a palpable mass
C. Evaluate a questionable area on mammography
D. Localize for cyst aspiration
E. Evaluate a male for gynecomastia - A. evaluate for micro
calcifications
30. When setting the TGC (time gain compensation) control for breast
imaging, the following tissue should demonstrate a medium level of
gray.
A. Skin
B. Fat
C. Parenchyma
D. Ducts and vessels
E. Muscle - B. fat
31. The lactiferous ducts are best seen when scanning:
A. Radial
B. Antiradial
C. Sagittal
D. Transverse
E. Coronal - A. radial
