Mako Tka UPDATED Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
2-5 mm thickness and spacing - CORRECT ANSWER - Both hip and ankle
Scan minimum of 10 cm above and below - CORRECT ANSWER - Knee
0.5 - 1 mm thickness and spacing - CORRECT ANSWER - Knee
250 mm FOV - CORRECT ANSWER - Knee
Include entire femoral head - CORRECT ANSWER - Hip
500 mm FOV - CORRECT ANSWER - Both hip and ankle
Include medial and lateral malleoli - CORRECT ANSWER - Ankle
What piece of equipment is necessary for a Mako knee CT scan? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Motion rod
The pitch should be entered at a 2:1 ratio. - CORRECT ANSWER - False
Thickness and spacing specifications need to be entered at a 1:1 ratio. - CORRECT
ANSWER - True
Mako knee CT scan protocol requires three individual scans. - CORRECT ANSWER -
False
, What three regions must be present in the Mako knee CT scan? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Hip, knee, ankle
Required thickness and spacing parameters at the knee region for a Mako knee CT scan are: -
CORRECT ANSWER - 0.5 - 1 mm
The motion rod can be placed slightly anterior during the CT scan. - CORRECT
ANSWER - True
How should a Mako patient be positioned in the CT scanner? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Supine, feet first
What is the earliest time before the Mako procedure a patient can be scanned? - CORRECT
ANSWER - 8 weeks
Per the Mako CT scan protocol, the motion rod must be visible in the hip, knee, and ankle region
of the patient CT scan. - CORRECT ANSWER - True
What is the minimum amount of scan that needs to be above and below the distal femur? -
CORRECT ANSWER - 10 cm
The Mako knee CT protocol requires 200 mm FOV at the knee region. - CORRECT
ANSWER - False
A Mako knee CT scan is one continuous scan of three regions. - CORRECT ANSWER -
True
Produces 1 mm slices - CORRECT ANSWER - Femur
Density (in mm) of each slice is variable - CORRECT ANSWER - Tibia
CORRECT Answers
2-5 mm thickness and spacing - CORRECT ANSWER - Both hip and ankle
Scan minimum of 10 cm above and below - CORRECT ANSWER - Knee
0.5 - 1 mm thickness and spacing - CORRECT ANSWER - Knee
250 mm FOV - CORRECT ANSWER - Knee
Include entire femoral head - CORRECT ANSWER - Hip
500 mm FOV - CORRECT ANSWER - Both hip and ankle
Include medial and lateral malleoli - CORRECT ANSWER - Ankle
What piece of equipment is necessary for a Mako knee CT scan? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Motion rod
The pitch should be entered at a 2:1 ratio. - CORRECT ANSWER - False
Thickness and spacing specifications need to be entered at a 1:1 ratio. - CORRECT
ANSWER - True
Mako knee CT scan protocol requires three individual scans. - CORRECT ANSWER -
False
, What three regions must be present in the Mako knee CT scan? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Hip, knee, ankle
Required thickness and spacing parameters at the knee region for a Mako knee CT scan are: -
CORRECT ANSWER - 0.5 - 1 mm
The motion rod can be placed slightly anterior during the CT scan. - CORRECT
ANSWER - True
How should a Mako patient be positioned in the CT scanner? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Supine, feet first
What is the earliest time before the Mako procedure a patient can be scanned? - CORRECT
ANSWER - 8 weeks
Per the Mako CT scan protocol, the motion rod must be visible in the hip, knee, and ankle region
of the patient CT scan. - CORRECT ANSWER - True
What is the minimum amount of scan that needs to be above and below the distal femur? -
CORRECT ANSWER - 10 cm
The Mako knee CT protocol requires 200 mm FOV at the knee region. - CORRECT
ANSWER - False
A Mako knee CT scan is one continuous scan of three regions. - CORRECT ANSWER -
True
Produces 1 mm slices - CORRECT ANSWER - Femur
Density (in mm) of each slice is variable - CORRECT ANSWER - Tibia
