,A patient presents with LUQ pain and a history of MVA 3 days ago, a cystic structure is seen in the
spleen with
layered debris within it. This most likely represents:
A. Hemangioma
B. Hydatid cyst
C. Carcinoma
D. Hematoma - Answer: D. Hematoma
The medial segment of the left lobe is also called:
A. functional lobe
B. emissary lobe
C. caudate lobe
D. quadrate lobe - Answer: D. quadrate lobe
All of the following would present as a hyperechoic liver mass, except?
A. liver metastasis
B. hepatic hemangioma
C. focal fatty sparing
D. hepatic lipoma - Answer: C. focal fatty sparing
A large ___________________ could lead to propagation speed artifact.
A. renal angiomyolipoma
B. cavernous hemangioma
C. simple cyst
D. complex cyst - Answer: C. simple cyst
Which of the following would improve the visualization of the thyroid isthmus?
A. Transducer with a deeper focus
B. Stand-off Pad
,C. Color Doppler
D. Curvilinear transducer - Answer: B. Stand-off Pad
Which acoustic artifact will commonly be identified with hydrocele formation?
A. edge shadowing
B. posterior shadowing
C. comet tail artifact
D. posterior enhancement - Answer: D. posterior enhancement
What is the most common symptom of renal cell carcinoma?
A. Increased AFP
B. HTN
C. Proteinuria
D. Hematuria - Answer: D. Hematuria
Which of the following correctly describes why the arcuate arteries are not easily or accurately
evaluated by PW
Doppler?
A. because the blood flows perpendicular to the Doppler sound beam
B. because the blood flows parallel to the Doppler sound beam
C. because the flow is very low resistance
D. The renal capsule attenuates the Doppler signal so only limited information is reflected to the probe. -
Answer: A. because the blood flows perpendicular to the Doppler sound beam
Most ultrasound systems send their exams to a digital image storage server called PACS. What does
PACS
stand for?
A. picture archiving and communication system
B. patient archival and charting system
C. picture accessibility and communication structure
, D. privacy administration and charting system - Answer: A. picture archiving and communication system
Which type of pancreatic mass has a strong risk of malignant conversion?
A. insulinoma
B. gastrinoma
C. macrocystic cystadenoma
D. microcystic cystadenoma - Answer: C. macrocystic cystadenoma
What determines the transducer frequency used for the evaluation of a foreign body?
A. depth of the foreign body
B. age of the foreign body
C. the radiologist reading the exam
D. composition of the foreign body - Answer: A. depth of the foreign body
Which of the following will reduce anisotropy artifact?
A. dual screen imaging
B. reduce color Doppler gain
C. rocking the transducer
D. turn of harmonic imaging - Answer: C. rocking the transducer
Which of the following statements is correct regarding testicular seminoma?
A. associated with cryptorchidism, trisomy 21, Klinefelter syndrome, and smoking
B. unresponsive to radiation and chemotherapy
C. most common in African American males
D. spreads to liver first with metastasis - Answer: A. associated with cryptorchidism, trisomy 21,
Klinefelter syndrome, and smoking
Compensatory enlargement of the caudate lobe occurs with which of the following?
A. cirrhosis and acute hepatitis
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