CT IMAGING PROCEDURES: POST-
COURSE ASSESSMENT EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Combining individual detector rows together to form thicker data channels is specifically
for:
A. High-speed scanning
B. High-resolution scanning
C. Axial scanning
D. Helical scanning - Answer-b. high resolution?
what does it mean when there are GAPS in the data?
a. reconstructed slice thickness > slice interval
b. reconstructed slice thickness < slice interval
c. reconstructed slice interval = slice thickness
d. reconstructed slice thickness = acquisition slice thickness - Answer-B.
interval > slice thickness
which statement is accurate concerning the delayed phase of IV contrast?
a. most of the contrast has washed out of organs
b. arteries are bright
c. veins are bright
d. all of the contrast has been collected by the kidneys - Answer-A.
A routine venous-phase scan of a 120-pound adult should use what total volume of
iodinated contrast for IV injection?
A. 100 ml
B. 150 ml
C. 1 ml per pound
D. 1 ml per kilogram - Answer-C
a dual-head power injector in CT contains 1 syringe loaded with contrast and another
loaded with normal saline. why is it necessary to pressure inject saline before injecting
contrasT?
, a. minimize patient radiation dose
b. enhance visualization
c. reduce the total volume of iodinated contrast
d. check patency of the catheter - Answer-D.
intracranial bleeding is best visualized with what CT imaging procedure?
a. head without
b. head with
c. CTA head
d. head with and without - Answer-A. head without
which 2 parameters are best suited for viewing intracranial bleeding? ( select 2)
a. bone
b. standard
c. 80 WW, 40 WL
d. 400 WW, 40 WL - Answer-A.
C.
a CT of the brain is requested on a patient with known astrocytoma of the left parietal
lobe of the cerebrum. Hemorrphaging of the tumor can best be evaluated with which of
the following?
a. CT venogram
b. CTA head
c. CT head without contrast
d. CT head with contrast - Answer-D. head with contrast ?
Proptosis is an indication for:
A. CT orbits
B. CT facial bones
C. CT sinuses
D. CT head - Answer-A. orbits
fractures to the zygomatic bone can be visualized with what 2 parameters?
a. standard
b. bone
c. 800 WW, 40 WL
d. 2400 WW, 600 WL - Answer-B.
D
COURSE ASSESSMENT EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Combining individual detector rows together to form thicker data channels is specifically
for:
A. High-speed scanning
B. High-resolution scanning
C. Axial scanning
D. Helical scanning - Answer-b. high resolution?
what does it mean when there are GAPS in the data?
a. reconstructed slice thickness > slice interval
b. reconstructed slice thickness < slice interval
c. reconstructed slice interval = slice thickness
d. reconstructed slice thickness = acquisition slice thickness - Answer-B.
interval > slice thickness
which statement is accurate concerning the delayed phase of IV contrast?
a. most of the contrast has washed out of organs
b. arteries are bright
c. veins are bright
d. all of the contrast has been collected by the kidneys - Answer-A.
A routine venous-phase scan of a 120-pound adult should use what total volume of
iodinated contrast for IV injection?
A. 100 ml
B. 150 ml
C. 1 ml per pound
D. 1 ml per kilogram - Answer-C
a dual-head power injector in CT contains 1 syringe loaded with contrast and another
loaded with normal saline. why is it necessary to pressure inject saline before injecting
contrasT?
, a. minimize patient radiation dose
b. enhance visualization
c. reduce the total volume of iodinated contrast
d. check patency of the catheter - Answer-D.
intracranial bleeding is best visualized with what CT imaging procedure?
a. head without
b. head with
c. CTA head
d. head with and without - Answer-A. head without
which 2 parameters are best suited for viewing intracranial bleeding? ( select 2)
a. bone
b. standard
c. 80 WW, 40 WL
d. 400 WW, 40 WL - Answer-A.
C.
a CT of the brain is requested on a patient with known astrocytoma of the left parietal
lobe of the cerebrum. Hemorrphaging of the tumor can best be evaluated with which of
the following?
a. CT venogram
b. CTA head
c. CT head without contrast
d. CT head with contrast - Answer-D. head with contrast ?
Proptosis is an indication for:
A. CT orbits
B. CT facial bones
C. CT sinuses
D. CT head - Answer-A. orbits
fractures to the zygomatic bone can be visualized with what 2 parameters?
a. standard
b. bone
c. 800 WW, 40 WL
d. 2400 WW, 600 WL - Answer-B.
D
