Davies Breast Sonography Review ARDMS
Davies Breast Sonography Review ARDMS Exam
Study Guide Questions and Answers 2024
Which artifact may cause structures to look deeper than they actually are?
A. Side lobe
B. Shadowing
C. Refraction
D. Propagation speed error
E. Slice thickness -Correct Answer ✔D. propagation speed error
The optimum operating frequency for a broad-bandwidth transducer would
be:
A. 6 MHz
B. 7 MHz
C. 8 MHz
D. 9 MHz
E. 10 MHz -Correct Answer ✔C. 8
In breast sonography, which of the following is NOT significantly affected by the limited
field of view when imaging superficial structures?
A. Contrast resolution
B. Spatial resolution
C. Axial resolution
D. Lateral resolution
E. Temporal resolution -Correct Answer ✔E. temporal resolution
Which of the following affects the actual intensity of the sound utilized for imaging?
A. TGC
B. Output power
C. Overall gain
D. Dynamic range
E. Harmonics -Correct Answer ✔B. output power
The dynamic range of a display is the:
A, Number of gray shades
B. Depth of focal zone
C. Intensity of sound utilized
D. Image scale
E. Output power -Correct Answer ✔A. number of gray shades
6.
Using color/power Doppler while a patient hums to better delineate a mass is called:
A. Aliasing
B. Spectral mirroring
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,Davies Breast Sonography Review ARDMS
C. Ring-down
D. Harmonics
E. Fremitus -Correct Answer ✔E. fremitus
7. A standoff pad thicker than 1 cm is NOT recommended because it will:
A. Make the skin line look thicker than normal.
B. Affect the optimal placement of the fixed elevation plane focus.
C. Compress the mammary layer and make it look fibrotic.
D. Cause enhancement of echoes in the mammary zone.
E. Cause decreased penetration and an inability to see the chest wall. -Correct Answer
✔B. affect the optimal placement of the fixed elevation plane focus
Which type of transducer does NOT allow the sonographer to vary the focusing
capabilities?
A. Electronic linear array
B. Electronic convex array
C. Annular array
D. Mechanical sector
E. Electronic sector -Correct Answer ✔D. mechanical sector
9. When taking patient history for a breast sonogram, what information from a
previous mammogram would NOT be considered relevant?
A. Symmetry of breasts
B. Location of a questionable lesion
C. Size of a questionable lesion
D. Date and results of a previous mammogram
E. Name of the radiographer -Correct Answer ✔E. Name of radiologist
10. Image amplitude is affected by:
A. Power
B. Overall gain
C. Time gain compensation (TGC)
D. A and B
E. A, B, and C -Correct Answer ✔E. Power, TGC, Overall gain
11. High-frequency transducers used in breast imaging provide excellent
resolution of breast tissues but limited:
A. Focusing options
B. Gain adjustment
C. Penetration
D. Gray scale
E. Scan lines -Correct Answer ✔C. penetration
2. When using the 123-ABC method of annotation, "B" would indicate:
A. Mass is close to the nipple.
B. Mass is medium shade of gray
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,Davies Breast Sonography Review ARDMS
C. Mass is in the mammary zone.
D. Mass is benign.
E. Mass requires biopsy. -Correct Answer ✔C. mass is in the mammary zone
13. In the 123-ABC method of annotation, the numbers denote the:
A. Distance from nipple
B. Depth of the mass
C. Number of masses
D. Stage of cancer
E. Sequence of imaging -Correct Answer ✔A. distance from nipple
14. Which method of patient positioning is best for evaluating the medial aspect of the
breast?
A. Posterior oblique
B. Lateral decubitus
C. Upright
D.Trendelenburg
E. Supine -Correct Answer ✔E. supine
15. The two-handed technique is used to image:
A. Both breasts at the same time
B. An extremely large breast
C. The main breast duct and nipple
D. Multiple masses within the breast
E. A palpable mass that is mobile -Correct Answer ✔C. the main breast duct and the
nipple
16. Which of the following transducers would be the best choice for breast
imaging?
A. 5 MHz phased array
B. 3.5-5 MHz curved linear array
C. 8 MHz annular array
D. 10 MHz linear array
E. 12 MHz mechanical sector -Correct Answer ✔D. 10 MHz linear array
17. Selecting multiple focal zones will:
A. Decrease frame rate
B. Increase frame rate
C. Decrease frequency
D. Increase frequency
E. Increase penetration -Correct Answer ✔A. decrease the frame rate
18. When viewing a mammogram, one always sees the marker in the region
toward the:
A. Axilla
B. Nipple
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, Davies Breast Sonography Review ARDMS
C. Medial breast
D. Top of the film
E. Bottom of the film -Correct Answer ✔A. axilla
19. If a breast sonographic image is labeled Rt. AR 2:00 1A, the area described
is:
A. In the right axillary region, upper outer quadrant, just under the skin
B. Radial scan of the right breast, upper outer quadrant, mid breast
C. Radial scan of the right breast, upper inner quadrant, near the chest wall
D. Antiradial scan of the right breast, upper inner quadrant near the nipple,
under the skin
E. Antiradial scan of the right breast, lower inner quadrant, under the skin,
near the areola -Correct Answer ✔D.
20. When viewing a mammogram, a mass is marked near the CC marker in the
right breast. This will indicate to the sonographer that the mass is located:
A. In the lower outer quadrant
B. In the medial breast
C. In the lateral breast
D. In the upper outer quadrant
E. Near the nipple -Correct Answer ✔C. in the lateral breast
**the mamm marker CC is always placed near the axilla, which is lateral to the breast;
therefore, the mass would be more located toward the lateral aspect of the breast
A transducer that can operate at multiple frequencies is said to have:
A. Broad bandwidth
B. Variable focus
C. Harmonics
D. Multiple transmit zones
E. Dynamic range -Correct Answer ✔A. broad bandwidth
All of the following statements about high-frequency transducers are true
EXCEPT:
A. Axial resolution is increased
B. Lateral resolution is increased
C. Sound travels faster
D. Sound penetration is decreased
E. Best for breast imaging -Correct Answer ✔C. sound travels faster
Decreasing depth will:
A. Increase the frequency of sound used
B. Decrease the sound intensity
C. Improve depth penetration
D. Increase the gray scale
E. Increase frame rate -Correct Answer ✔E. increase the frame rate
Davies Breast Sonography Review ARDMS
Davies Breast Sonography Review ARDMS Exam
Study Guide Questions and Answers 2024
Which artifact may cause structures to look deeper than they actually are?
A. Side lobe
B. Shadowing
C. Refraction
D. Propagation speed error
E. Slice thickness -Correct Answer ✔D. propagation speed error
The optimum operating frequency for a broad-bandwidth transducer would
be:
A. 6 MHz
B. 7 MHz
C. 8 MHz
D. 9 MHz
E. 10 MHz -Correct Answer ✔C. 8
In breast sonography, which of the following is NOT significantly affected by the limited
field of view when imaging superficial structures?
A. Contrast resolution
B. Spatial resolution
C. Axial resolution
D. Lateral resolution
E. Temporal resolution -Correct Answer ✔E. temporal resolution
Which of the following affects the actual intensity of the sound utilized for imaging?
A. TGC
B. Output power
C. Overall gain
D. Dynamic range
E. Harmonics -Correct Answer ✔B. output power
The dynamic range of a display is the:
A, Number of gray shades
B. Depth of focal zone
C. Intensity of sound utilized
D. Image scale
E. Output power -Correct Answer ✔A. number of gray shades
6.
Using color/power Doppler while a patient hums to better delineate a mass is called:
A. Aliasing
B. Spectral mirroring
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,Davies Breast Sonography Review ARDMS
C. Ring-down
D. Harmonics
E. Fremitus -Correct Answer ✔E. fremitus
7. A standoff pad thicker than 1 cm is NOT recommended because it will:
A. Make the skin line look thicker than normal.
B. Affect the optimal placement of the fixed elevation plane focus.
C. Compress the mammary layer and make it look fibrotic.
D. Cause enhancement of echoes in the mammary zone.
E. Cause decreased penetration and an inability to see the chest wall. -Correct Answer
✔B. affect the optimal placement of the fixed elevation plane focus
Which type of transducer does NOT allow the sonographer to vary the focusing
capabilities?
A. Electronic linear array
B. Electronic convex array
C. Annular array
D. Mechanical sector
E. Electronic sector -Correct Answer ✔D. mechanical sector
9. When taking patient history for a breast sonogram, what information from a
previous mammogram would NOT be considered relevant?
A. Symmetry of breasts
B. Location of a questionable lesion
C. Size of a questionable lesion
D. Date and results of a previous mammogram
E. Name of the radiographer -Correct Answer ✔E. Name of radiologist
10. Image amplitude is affected by:
A. Power
B. Overall gain
C. Time gain compensation (TGC)
D. A and B
E. A, B, and C -Correct Answer ✔E. Power, TGC, Overall gain
11. High-frequency transducers used in breast imaging provide excellent
resolution of breast tissues but limited:
A. Focusing options
B. Gain adjustment
C. Penetration
D. Gray scale
E. Scan lines -Correct Answer ✔C. penetration
2. When using the 123-ABC method of annotation, "B" would indicate:
A. Mass is close to the nipple.
B. Mass is medium shade of gray
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,Davies Breast Sonography Review ARDMS
C. Mass is in the mammary zone.
D. Mass is benign.
E. Mass requires biopsy. -Correct Answer ✔C. mass is in the mammary zone
13. In the 123-ABC method of annotation, the numbers denote the:
A. Distance from nipple
B. Depth of the mass
C. Number of masses
D. Stage of cancer
E. Sequence of imaging -Correct Answer ✔A. distance from nipple
14. Which method of patient positioning is best for evaluating the medial aspect of the
breast?
A. Posterior oblique
B. Lateral decubitus
C. Upright
D.Trendelenburg
E. Supine -Correct Answer ✔E. supine
15. The two-handed technique is used to image:
A. Both breasts at the same time
B. An extremely large breast
C. The main breast duct and nipple
D. Multiple masses within the breast
E. A palpable mass that is mobile -Correct Answer ✔C. the main breast duct and the
nipple
16. Which of the following transducers would be the best choice for breast
imaging?
A. 5 MHz phased array
B. 3.5-5 MHz curved linear array
C. 8 MHz annular array
D. 10 MHz linear array
E. 12 MHz mechanical sector -Correct Answer ✔D. 10 MHz linear array
17. Selecting multiple focal zones will:
A. Decrease frame rate
B. Increase frame rate
C. Decrease frequency
D. Increase frequency
E. Increase penetration -Correct Answer ✔A. decrease the frame rate
18. When viewing a mammogram, one always sees the marker in the region
toward the:
A. Axilla
B. Nipple
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, Davies Breast Sonography Review ARDMS
C. Medial breast
D. Top of the film
E. Bottom of the film -Correct Answer ✔A. axilla
19. If a breast sonographic image is labeled Rt. AR 2:00 1A, the area described
is:
A. In the right axillary region, upper outer quadrant, just under the skin
B. Radial scan of the right breast, upper outer quadrant, mid breast
C. Radial scan of the right breast, upper inner quadrant, near the chest wall
D. Antiradial scan of the right breast, upper inner quadrant near the nipple,
under the skin
E. Antiradial scan of the right breast, lower inner quadrant, under the skin,
near the areola -Correct Answer ✔D.
20. When viewing a mammogram, a mass is marked near the CC marker in the
right breast. This will indicate to the sonographer that the mass is located:
A. In the lower outer quadrant
B. In the medial breast
C. In the lateral breast
D. In the upper outer quadrant
E. Near the nipple -Correct Answer ✔C. in the lateral breast
**the mamm marker CC is always placed near the axilla, which is lateral to the breast;
therefore, the mass would be more located toward the lateral aspect of the breast
A transducer that can operate at multiple frequencies is said to have:
A. Broad bandwidth
B. Variable focus
C. Harmonics
D. Multiple transmit zones
E. Dynamic range -Correct Answer ✔A. broad bandwidth
All of the following statements about high-frequency transducers are true
EXCEPT:
A. Axial resolution is increased
B. Lateral resolution is increased
C. Sound travels faster
D. Sound penetration is decreased
E. Best for breast imaging -Correct Answer ✔C. sound travels faster
Decreasing depth will:
A. Increase the frequency of sound used
B. Decrease the sound intensity
C. Improve depth penetration
D. Increase the gray scale
E. Increase frame rate -Correct Answer ✔E. increase the frame rate
Davies Breast Sonography Review ARDMS
