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ARDMS Renal Sonography Review Exam Questions With Verified Answers What is the order of the renal stack? A-P - answerAnterior- Vein Middle- Artery Posterior- Ureter What is another name for the fibrous sheath enclosing the kidney and adrenal glands? - answerGerota's fascia or perirenal space At the renal hilum what is the order of the arteries in the kidneys? Mid to Lat - answerMain renal artery Segmental arteries Interlobar arteries Arcuate arteries Interlobular arteries What is t...

ARDMS Breast Registry Review Ch. 6 Exam Questions With Verified Answers Simple cysts may regress after menopause, but may perisist in women taking _______. - answerHRT Result from obstructed lactiferous ducts due to fibrosis or proliferative changes in the duct epithelium. Or can result from hormonal dilatation. - answerCysts Mammographic appearance of a cyst. (4) - answer1. Round or oval 2. Smooth (circumscribed) margins 3. Radiopaque - Water Density 4. Halo Sign (lucent rim of fat) S...

ARDMS Breast Registry Review Ch. 5 Exam Questions With Verified Answers Patient history for breast sonography should include what 9 things? - answerAge Breast dz hx Person hx cancer Family hx cancer/breast dz Medications - esp. hormones Breast surgeries and findings Breast pain and location Findings from self exam (BSE) Findings rom clinical exam (CBE) What things should the sonographer document with a palpable lump? (7) - answer1. Location 2. Size 3. Shape 4. Consistency 5. Mobil...

BREAST ARDMS Exam Questions And Answers (Verified And Updated) Which artifact may cause structures to look deeper than they actually are? - answerPropagation speed error The optimum operating frequency for a broad-bandwidth transducer would be : - answer10 MHz In breast sonography, what is NOT significantly affected by the limited field of view when imaging superficial structures? - answerTemporal resolution Which of the following affects the actual intensity of the sound utilized for im...

BREAST ARDMS Exam Questions With Verified Answers Which artifact may cause structures to look deeper than they actually are? - answerPropagation speed error The optimum operating frequency for a broad-bandwidth transducer would be : - answer10 MHz In breast sonography, what is NOT significantly affected by the limited field of view when imaging superficial structures? - answerTemporal resolution Which of the following affects the actual intensity of the sound utilized for imaging? - ans...

ARDMS Breast Registry Review Ch. 2 Exam Questions With Verified Answers What frequency transducer is optimal for breast imaging? - answer7.0-15.0 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.... - answerFocusing along the short axis of the transducer. What design of transducer is used in breast imaging? - answerLinear array is optimal The advantage of a rectangula...

ARDMS Breast Registry Review Ch. 4 Exam Questions And Answers (Verified And Updated) What are the American Cancer Society's guidlines for frequency and age for self exam, clinical exam, and mammography? - answerBreast Self-Examinations (BSE) - Monthly by women of all ages. Clinical Breast Examination - Every 3 years for women 20-40, Every year for women over 40 Mammography - Baseline for women 35-40, After 40-one per year A prominent area of glandular tissue that is easily palpated. Oft...

ARDMS Breast Registry Rev 4 Exam Questions And Answers (Verified And Updated) What are the American Cancer Society's guidlines for frequency and age for self exam, clinical exam, and mammography? - answerBreast Self-Examinations (BSE) - Monthly by women of all ages. Clinical Breast Examination - Every 3 years for women 20-40, Every year for women over 40 Mammography - Baseline for women 35-40, After 40-one per year A prominent area of glandular tissue that is easily palpated. Often mist...

ARDMS Breast Exam Questions And Answers (Verified And Updated) What is the minimum frequency used in breast ultrasound? - answer10 MHz Define axial resolution: - answerThe ability to visualize 2 targets as separate that lie parallel to the sound beam Define lateral resolution: - answerThe ability to visualize 2 targets as separate that lie perpendicular to the sound beam Define elevational resolution: - answerThe ability to image structures in the Z axis What are the 2 main mammography v...

ARDMS Abdomen Exam Questions And Answers (Verified And Updated) You are scanning a patient with a known mass in the left medial segment of the liver. What anatomic landmark can you use to identify the left medial segment from the right anterior segment of the liver? - answerMiddle Hepatic Vein You suspect enlargement of the caudate lobe in a patient with liver disease. What structure located at the anterior border of the caudate lobe will help you identify this lobe of the liver? - answer...