Mosby's Exam Review - Imaging
Procedures Exam 2026 Questions and
Answers
Axial plane computed tomography images are acquired parallel to
the___________________________________________ - Correct answer-
infraorbital-meatal like
Thin _________mm sections are acquired from the skull base through the posterior
fossa, then _________mm sections through the vertex. Thinner sections through
the posterior fossa reduce beam-hardening artifact caused by the petrous pyramids.
- Correct answer-2-5mm; 5-10mm
For the brain, a standard or _____________________________ reconstruction
algorithm kernel is used. - Correct answer-soft tissue
Sample window level (WL) and window width (WW):
A. Gray/white matter: WL 35, WW 100
B. Bone: WL 400, WW____
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,C. Hemorrhage/hematoma: WL____, WW 150
D. Acute ischemia: WL ____, WW____ - Correct answer-B. WW 3000
C. WL 75
D. WL 35, WW 25
Unenhanced CT of the brain is used for the evaluation of acute stroke,
________________________ must be excluded on the non-contrast images -
Correct answer-hemorrhage
Other indications of scanning a nonenhanced CT of the brain:
a. Congenital Abnormalities
b. ________________________(abnormal accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid on
the ventricles)
c. Mass or ________
d. Primary ____________________ of the brain, including meningioma,
schwannoma, and gliomas such as astrocytoma
e. Metastatic _______________, which are commonly from lung, breast, renal, or
GI cancer
f. Infectious fluid collections or ______________
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, g. _________ abnormalities
h. __________________ pathology - Correct answer-b. Hydrocephalus
c. Mass or tumor
d. Primary neoplasm
e. Metastatic lesions
f. Infectious fluid collections or abcess
g. Bony abnormalities
h. Endocrine pathology
CT studies of the temporal bones and internal auditory canal require high
resolution imaging technique that consist of:
a. Thin slices (_______mm)
b. Small _______________
c. High resolution
____________________________________________________ - Correct answer-
a. 1-2mm
b. small DFOV
c. Reconstruction algorithm
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Procedures Exam 2026 Questions and
Answers
Axial plane computed tomography images are acquired parallel to
the___________________________________________ - Correct answer-
infraorbital-meatal like
Thin _________mm sections are acquired from the skull base through the posterior
fossa, then _________mm sections through the vertex. Thinner sections through
the posterior fossa reduce beam-hardening artifact caused by the petrous pyramids.
- Correct answer-2-5mm; 5-10mm
For the brain, a standard or _____________________________ reconstruction
algorithm kernel is used. - Correct answer-soft tissue
Sample window level (WL) and window width (WW):
A. Gray/white matter: WL 35, WW 100
B. Bone: WL 400, WW____
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,C. Hemorrhage/hematoma: WL____, WW 150
D. Acute ischemia: WL ____, WW____ - Correct answer-B. WW 3000
C. WL 75
D. WL 35, WW 25
Unenhanced CT of the brain is used for the evaluation of acute stroke,
________________________ must be excluded on the non-contrast images -
Correct answer-hemorrhage
Other indications of scanning a nonenhanced CT of the brain:
a. Congenital Abnormalities
b. ________________________(abnormal accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid on
the ventricles)
c. Mass or ________
d. Primary ____________________ of the brain, including meningioma,
schwannoma, and gliomas such as astrocytoma
e. Metastatic _______________, which are commonly from lung, breast, renal, or
GI cancer
f. Infectious fluid collections or ______________
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, g. _________ abnormalities
h. __________________ pathology - Correct answer-b. Hydrocephalus
c. Mass or tumor
d. Primary neoplasm
e. Metastatic lesions
f. Infectious fluid collections or abcess
g. Bony abnormalities
h. Endocrine pathology
CT studies of the temporal bones and internal auditory canal require high
resolution imaging technique that consist of:
a. Thin slices (_______mm)
b. Small _______________
c. High resolution
____________________________________________________ - Correct answer-
a. 1-2mm
b. small DFOV
c. Reconstruction algorithm
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