Superficial & Small Parts Ultrasound II- FINAL Exam Review

An echo-free structure is described as:

 

heterogeneous.

 

sonolucent.

 

homogeneous.

 

echogenic.

b

Select the term that describes a diffuse disease process or metastatic disease.

 

Shadowing

 

Homogeneous

 

Infiltrating

 

Echogenic

c

Identify the shape of a curved array transducer image.

 

Annular

 

Octagon

 

Pie

 

Square

c

Doppler imaging demonstrates flow toward and away from the transducer. Identify the direction the spectral tracing displays with flow toward the transducer.

 

Below the baseline

 

Bidirectionally

 

Both sides of the baseline

 

Above the baseline

d

Which of the following transducer movements is the best to image the abdominal aorta to the bifurcation?

 

Fan

 

Slide

 

Angle

 

Rotate

b

What scanning plane is this taken in?

 

inferior

 

sagittal

 

superior

 

transverse

b

This following is the correct standard protocol to obtain transverse images of the right lobe of thyroid.

true

false

a

What is the best transducer to scan pediatric hip?

 

Curved array 2.5-5.0 MHZ

 

Phased sector 2.5 -5.0 MHZ

 

Endocavitary array 5.0-7.5MHZ

 

Linear array 3.5-7.5 MHZ

d

What artifact is present when the sound beam is attenuated by solid or calcified structure?

 

Posterior enhancement

 

 

Reverberation

 

Posterior shadowing 

 

d

When a pathology is very close to the normal parenchyma echogenicity pattern it is called:    

 

Anechoic

 

Hypoechoic

 

Isoechoic

 

Hyperechoic

c

During ultrasound examination, color Doppler is used for?

 

Determine presence or absence of blood flow within blood vessel

 

Determine direction of blood flow

 

All are correct

 

Differentiate blood vessel from nonvascular structure

c

  When obtaining ultrasound images, an established protocol (such as established by the AIUM/ACR) should be utilized.

 

 

true

 

false

a

Without internal echoes; the structure is fluid filled and transmits sound easily, it would be: 

 

hypoechoic

 

Isoechoic

 

Hyperechoic

 

Anechoic/sonolucent

d

Color doppler evaluation should be done on any pathology seen during a ultrasound exam.

 

True

 

False

a

What type of blood flow demonstrated by this Spectral Doppler?

 

Venous

 

arterial

 

Arterial and venous

 

Cannot be determined

b

What is the best description of the mass that is being measured?

 

homogenious

 

isoechoic

 

heterogeneous

 

anechoic

c

What is type of blood flow is demonstrated by Spectral Doppler?

 

 

arterial and venous

 

arterial

 

cannot be determined

 

venous

d

The beam is ideally reflected when the transducer is _______________
to the surface of the structure being imaged.

 

Diagonal

 

oblique

 

parallel

 

Perpendicular

d

How to describe structure that have been measured?

 

hyperechoic/echogenic

 

anechoic

 

hypoechoic

 

sonolucent

a

What blue arrow is pointing to?      

 

 

Reverberation

 

Shadow

 

Isoechoic structure

 

enhancement

d