ARDMS Breast Exam (with Answers) 2024.

What is the minimum frequency used in breast ultrasound? correct answers 10 MHz Define axial resolution: correct answers The ability to visualize 2 targets as separate that lie parallel to the sound beam Define lateral resolution: correct answers The ability to visualize 2 targets as separate that lie perpendicular to the sound beam Define elevational resolution: correct answers The ability to image structures in the Z axis What are the 2 main mammography views? correct answers Craniocaudal and mediolateral What "color" is radiolucent? correct answers Gray What "color" is radiopaque? correct answers White Is fat radioloucent or radiopaque? correct answers Radiolucent List 3 structures seen as radiopaque on mammo: correct answers Water, calcium, and fibrous tissue The 2 major arterial supplies to the breast are: correct answers Lateral thoracic artery and internal mammary artery The lateral thoracic artery arises from the: correct answers Axillary artery The internal mammary artery arises from the: correct answers Subclavian artery What are the 4 main veins that drain the breast? correct answers Internal mammary, axillary, subclavian and intercostal veins What is the functional unit of the breast? correct answers Acini Which ducts transport milk from the acini to the nipple? correct answers Lactfierous ducts Acini give rise to: correct answers TDLU's How many lobes are there per breast? correct answers 15-20 What is the normal AP measurement of a lactiferous duct? correct answers Less than 3mm What are the 8 layers of the breast from superficial to deep? correct answers Skin, subcutaneous fat, superficial mammary fascia, mammary zone, deep mammary fascia, retromammary space, muscle, ribs