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Prepare for the ARDMS SPI Study Guide – 2026/2027 Updated Edition with a comprehensive Sonography Principles & Instrumentation (SPI) Exam Preparation Resource featuring original review questions, correct answers, detailed explanations, and high-yield study material. Coverage includes ultrasound physics, sound-wave characteristics, frequency, wavelength, amplitude, propagation speed, intensity, attenuation, acoustic impedance, reflection, refraction, scattering, absorption, transducers, beam properties, focusing, axial and lateral resolution, Doppler principles, hemodynamics, spectral and color Doppler, imaging modes, artifacts, system optimization, bioeffects, ALARA principles, and quality assurance. Designed for ARDMS® SPI candidates, sonography students, ultrasound technologists, and diagnostic medical sonography professionals seeking structured 2026–2027 registry exam preparation.

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ARDMS SPI STUDY GUIDE

FULLY SOLVED & UPDATED

2026-2027(LATEST VERSION

VERIFIED FOR ACCURACY) |

2026LATEST!!


In soft tissue, if the frequency of a wave is increased the Propagation

Speed (PS) will... - CORRECT ANSWER -Remain the Same

because stiffness and density affect Propagation Speed.




What is the audible range? - CORRECT ANSWER -20-20,000Hz




>20,000Hz=Ultrasound




Frequency is measured in - CORRECT ANSWER -Hertz (Hz)

,is

Cycles per Second




Not affected by sonographer




Increase Frequency; Decrease Depth




A period is the length of time it takes for - CORRECT ANSWER -

one complete wavelength to pass a fixed point




PRP is determined by - CORRECT ANSWER -Transmit time and

receive time.




Period is measured in - CORRECT ANSWER -Time (μs)

,When the sonographer changes the imaging depth what parameters

are changed? - CORRECT ANSWER -PRP, PRF, Duty Factor




What is duty factor? - CORRECT ANSWER -The percentage or

fraction of time that the system is transmitting a pulse (Time Sound is

ON or ON-Time).




Propagation Speed in SOFT TISSUE - CORRECT ANSWER -1.54

mm/μs

(1540 m/sec)




Unit of measurement for Pulse Duration, Duty Factor, PRP, and

Period - CORRECT ANSWER -Time, (μs)




Pulse duration is determined by - CORRECT ANSWER -Sound

Source Only

, Pulse Duration is controlled by - CORRECT ANSWER -the

ultrasound system and transducer




Pulse Duration Formula - CORRECT ANSWER -pulse duration (μs)

= # cycles in pulse/frequency(MHz)




PD= Number of cycles in Pulse/ Frequency(Hz)




Spatial Pulse Length (SPL) (measurement) - CORRECT ANSWER -

The distance that a pulse occupies in space from the start to the end of

a pulse.

(mm)




Typical values for spatial pulse length in soft tissue. - CORRECT

ANSWER -0.1 to 1.0 mm

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