ARDMS BREAST REGISTRY EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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ARDMS BREAST REGISTRY
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ARDMS BREAST REGISTRY
ARDMS BREAST REGISTRY EXAM
REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Edge Shadowing - ANSWER -Decreased echo amplitude distal to the
edge of a structure. This artifact results from refraction of the sound
beam.
Enhancement - ANSWER -Increased echo amplitude returning from
regions lying beyond an object th...
What frequency transducer is optimal for breast imaging? - ANSWER -
7.0-15.0 MHz is optimal for superior axial and lateral resolution while
maintaining penetration to the chest wall. It should also be
BROADBAND.
Fixed elevation focusing represents.... - ANSWER -Focusing along the
short axis of the transducer.
What design of transducer is used in breast imaging? - ANSWER -
, Linear array is optimal
The advantage of a rectangular image over a sector image is the
avoidance of what artifact? - ANSWER -Beam divergence
Interventional procedures are more accurately guided with a _______
__________ probe. - ANSWER -Linear array
When is a curved array transducer used in breast imaging? -
ANSWER -Pathology too large to fit on linear image
Most linear transducers in breast sonography are ______ arrays. -
ANSWER -1-D
1-D arrays offer a fixed focus in the ________ plan (short axis) -
ANSWER -Elevation
1.5-D matrix array transducers have multiple elements along the
_____ axis of the probe. - ANSWER -Short
1.5-D arrays offer some electronic focusing in the __________ plane. -
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