RADIOLOGY EXAM REVIEW ARRT QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WELL ILLUSTRATED.
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RADIOLOGY EXAM REVIEW ARRT QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WELL ILLUSTRATED.
Which of the following positions will provide an AP projection of the L5-S1 interspace?
(A) Patient AP with 30 to 35º angle cephalad
(B) Patient AP with 30 to 35º angle caudad
(C) Patient AP with 0º angle
(D) Patie...
RADIOLOGY EXAM REVIEW ARRT
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WELL
ILLUSTRATED.
Which of the following positions will provide an AP projection of the L5-S1 interspace?
(A) Patient AP with 30 to 35º angle cephalad
(B) Patient AP with 30 to 35º angle caudad
(C) Patient AP with 0º angle
(D) Patient lateral, coned to L5 - correct answer. (A) Patient AP with 30 to 35º angle
cephalad
Which of the following anatomic structures is indicated by the number 2 in Figure 2-7?
(A) Talus
(B) Medial malleolus
(C) Lateral malleolus
(D) Lateral tibial condyle
(Cornuelle & Gronefeld, pp 193-195) - correct answer. (B) Medial malleolus
The four major arteries supplying the brain include the
1. brachiocephalic artery.
2. common carotid arteries.
3. vertebral arteries.
(A) 1 and 2 only
(B) 1 and 3 only
(C) 2 and 3 only
(D) 1, 2, and 3 - correct answer. (C) 2 and 3 only
What process is best seen using a perpendicular CR with the elbow in acute flexion and
with the posterior aspect of the humerus adjacent to the image recorder?
(A) Coracoid
(B) Coronoid
(C) Olecranon
(D) Glenoid - correct answer. (C) Olecranon
What are the positions most commonly employed for a radiographic examination of the
sternum?
1. Lateral
2. RAO
, 3. LAO
(A) 1 and 2 only
(B) 1 and 3 only
(C) 2 and 3 only
(D) 1, 2, and 3 - correct answer. (A) 1 and 2 only
Which of the positions illustrated in Figure 2-1 should be used to demonstrate the
cervical apophyseal articulations?
1. A
2. B
3. C
(A) 1 only
(B) 2 only
(C) 1 and 3 only
(D) 2 and 3 only
(Ballinger & Frank, pp 400-403) - correct answer. (B) 2 only
When the erect position is requested as part of an IVP, it is used to demonstrate
(A) the adrenal glands.
(B) the renal surfaces.
(C) kidney mobility.
(D) the bladder neck. - correct answer. (C) kidney mobility.
For which of the following conditions is operative cholangiography a useful tool?
1. Biliary tract calculi
2. Patency of the biliary ducts
3. Function of the sphincter of Oddi
(A) 1 only
(B) 2 only
(C) 2 and 3 only
(D) 1, 2, and 3 - correct answer. (D) 1, 2, and 3
During chest radiography, the act of inspiration
1. elevates the diaphragm.
2. raises the ribs.
3. depresses the abdominal viscera.
(A) 1 only
(B) 1 and 2 only
(C) 2 and 3 only
(D) 1, 2, and 3 - correct answer. (C) 2 and 3 only
Standard radiographic protocols may be reduced to include two views, at right angles to
each other, in which of the following situations?
(A) Barium examinations
(B) Spine radiography
(C) Skull radiography
,(D) Emergency and trauma radiography - correct answer. (D) Emergency and trauma
radiography
Which of the localization lines seen in Figure 2-35 is used for the SMV (Schüller
method) projection of the skull?
(A) Line 1
(B) Line 2
(C) Line 3
(D) Line 4
(Saia, p 144) - correct answer. (C) Line 3
#3 is the infraorbitomeatal line (IOML)
Which of the following projections of the abdomen may be used to demonstrate air or
fluid levels?
1. Dorsal decubitus
2. Lateral decubitus
3. AP Trendelenburg
(A) 1 only
(B) 1 and 2 only
(C) 1 and 3 only
(D) 1, 2, and 3 - correct answer. (B) 1 and 2 only
Blowout fractures of the orbit are best demonstrated using the
(A) lateral projection of the facial bones.
(B) parietoacanthial projection (Waters' method).
(C) posteroanterior projection with a 15º caudal angle.
(D) Sweet's localization method. - correct answer. (B) parietoacanthial projection
(Waters' method).
Which of the following positions demonstrates all the paranasal sinuses?
(A) Parietoacanthial
(B) PA axial
(C) Lateral
(D) True PA - correct answer. (C) Lateral
Which of the following is (are) true regarding radiographic examination of the
acromioclavicular joints?
1. The procedure is performed in the erect position.
2. Use of weights can improve demonstration of the joints.
3. The procedure should be avoided if dislocation or separation is suspected.
(A) 1 only
(B) 1 and 2
(C) 1 and 3 only
(D) 2 and 3 only - correct answer. (B) 1 and 2
, The structure labeled 1 in Figure 2-30 is the
(A) intervertebral disk space.
(B) apophyseal joint.
(C) intervertebral foramen.
(D) spinous process.
[shown is a lateral projection of the cervical spine taken in flexion]
(Ballinger & Frank, vol 1, pp 398, 399) - correct answer. (B) apophyseal joint.
Shoulder arthrography may be performed to evaluate
(A) humeral dislocation.
(B) complete or incomplete rotator cuff tears.
(C) osteoarthritis.
(D) acromioclavicular joint separation.
(Fig. 2-59)
(Ballinger & Frank, vol 1, p 496) - correct answer. (B) complete or incomplete rotator
cuff tears.
The position illustrated in the radiograph in Figure 2-26 may be obtained with the patient
1. supine and the central ray angled 30º caudad.
2. supine and the central ray angled 30º cephalad.
3. prone and the central ray angled 30º cephalad.
(A) 1 only
(B) 2 only
(C) 1 and 3 only
(D) 2 and 3 only
(Ballinger & Frank, vol 2, pp 134, 139) - correct answer. (B) 2 only
Which of the following is demonstrated in a 25º RPO position with the central ray
entering 1 in medial to the elevated ASIS?
(A) Left sacroiliac joint
(B) Right sacroiliac joint
(C) Left ilium
(D) Right ilium - correct answer. (A) Left sacroiliac joint
In the posterior oblique position of the cervical spine, the intervertebral foramina that are
best seen are those
(A) nearest the film.
(B) furthest from the film.
(C) seen medially.
(D) seen inferiorly. - correct answer. (B) furthest from the film.
The junction of the transverse colon and the descending colon forms the
(A) hepatic flexure.
(B) splenic flexure.
(C) transverse flexure.
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