Davies Breast ARDMS Questions And Correct Answers EXAM
________ features describe the characteristics of the mass - ✔✔ primary
size,shape,orientation,margins regularity, echogenicity, homogeneity, attenuation effects
__________ features describe the effects of the mass on surrounding tissues - ✔✔ secondary
interruption of tissue planes, ductal dilation/tumor extension, echogenicity of subcutaneous fat,
cooper's ligaments (thick, straight)
(169. Mastitis caused by trauma or infections is referred to as:
A. Granulomatous mastitis
B. Periductal mastitis
C. Puerperal mastitis
D. Ectatic mastitis
E. Apocrine mastitis - ✔✔ A. granulomatous mastitis
(177. Granulomatous mastitis can be associated with all of the following EXCEPT:
A. Foreign bodies
B. Parasitic disease
C. Tuberculosis
D. Breast implants
E. Mondor's disease - ✔✔ E. mondor's disease
0. According to AIUM standards, all of the following information should be
indicated on sonographic images of the breast EXCEPT:
A. Patient's name/ ID #
B. Patient's age
C. Patient's social security number
,D. Facility name
E. Date - ✔✔ C. SSN
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 - ✔✔ E. Power, TGC, Overall gain
100. Breast atrophy occurs with all of the following conditions EXCEPT:
A. Breast feeding
B. Postmenopausal status
C. Bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy
D. Fat necrosis
E. Low fat/high protein diet - ✔✔ A. breast feeding
101. The best anatomical landmark for localizing parasternal lymph nodes are
the:
A. Subclavian vein and artery
B. Internal mammary vein and artery
C. Internal thoracic artery and vein
D. Axillary artery and vein
E. None of the above - ✔✔ C. internal thoracic artery and vei n
102. Which of the following make up the skin of the breast?
A. Epidermis and dermis
B. Epithelium and myoepithelium
,C. Endoderm and ectoderm
D. Endoderm and epiderm E. Ectoderm and epithelium - ✔✔ A. epidermis and dermis
103. The connective tissues responsible for suspending the breasts are called:
A. Deep fascia
B. Pectoral muscles
C. Lobules
D. Cooper's ligaments
E. Acini - ✔✔ D. cooper's ligaments
109. The inner portion of breast ducts is lined with:
A. Basal cells
B. Epithelial cells
C. Squamous cells
D. Transitional cells
E. Cuboidal cells - ✔✔ B. epithelial cells
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 - ✔✔ C. penetration
115. On mammography, fat shows a medium gray and is referred to as
radiolucent. Which of the following are also considered radiolucent?
A. Fibroglandular tissue
, B. Solid mass
C. Pectoral muscle
D. Serous cyst
E. Galactocele - ✔✔ E. galactocele
116. Which of the following statements is TRUE for mammography?
A. Detection of calcifications is best seen in dense breast tissues
. B. Detection of masses is best in the fatty breast.
C. The standard screening views are the craniocaudal and true lateral
views.
D. Baseline mammograms should begin at age 50
. E. Side markers are always placed medial to the breast. - ✔✔ B. detection of masses is best in the
fate breast
117. Which of the following tissues has a water density on mammography?
A. Fat
B. Galactocele
C. Oil-filled cyst
D. Pectoral muscle
E. Fibroglandular tissue - ✔✔ E. fibroglandular tissue
118. The artery that supplies oxygenated blood to the inner/medial portion of the
breast is the:
A. Axillary artery
B. Intercostal artery
C. Internal thoracic artery
D. Brachial artery
E. Subclavian artery - ✔✔ C. internal thoracic artery
________ features describe the characteristics of the mass - ✔✔ primary
size,shape,orientation,margins regularity, echogenicity, homogeneity, attenuation effects
__________ features describe the effects of the mass on surrounding tissues - ✔✔ secondary
interruption of tissue planes, ductal dilation/tumor extension, echogenicity of subcutaneous fat,
cooper's ligaments (thick, straight)
(169. Mastitis caused by trauma or infections is referred to as:
A. Granulomatous mastitis
B. Periductal mastitis
C. Puerperal mastitis
D. Ectatic mastitis
E. Apocrine mastitis - ✔✔ A. granulomatous mastitis
(177. Granulomatous mastitis can be associated with all of the following EXCEPT:
A. Foreign bodies
B. Parasitic disease
C. Tuberculosis
D. Breast implants
E. Mondor's disease - ✔✔ E. mondor's disease
0. According to AIUM standards, all of the following information should be
indicated on sonographic images of the breast EXCEPT:
A. Patient's name/ ID #
B. Patient's age
C. Patient's social security number
,D. Facility name
E. Date - ✔✔ C. SSN
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 - ✔✔ E. Power, TGC, Overall gain
100. Breast atrophy occurs with all of the following conditions EXCEPT:
A. Breast feeding
B. Postmenopausal status
C. Bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy
D. Fat necrosis
E. Low fat/high protein diet - ✔✔ A. breast feeding
101. The best anatomical landmark for localizing parasternal lymph nodes are
the:
A. Subclavian vein and artery
B. Internal mammary vein and artery
C. Internal thoracic artery and vein
D. Axillary artery and vein
E. None of the above - ✔✔ C. internal thoracic artery and vei n
102. Which of the following make up the skin of the breast?
A. Epidermis and dermis
B. Epithelium and myoepithelium
,C. Endoderm and ectoderm
D. Endoderm and epiderm E. Ectoderm and epithelium - ✔✔ A. epidermis and dermis
103. The connective tissues responsible for suspending the breasts are called:
A. Deep fascia
B. Pectoral muscles
C. Lobules
D. Cooper's ligaments
E. Acini - ✔✔ D. cooper's ligaments
109. The inner portion of breast ducts is lined with:
A. Basal cells
B. Epithelial cells
C. Squamous cells
D. Transitional cells
E. Cuboidal cells - ✔✔ B. epithelial cells
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 - ✔✔ C. penetration
115. On mammography, fat shows a medium gray and is referred to as
radiolucent. Which of the following are also considered radiolucent?
A. Fibroglandular tissue
, B. Solid mass
C. Pectoral muscle
D. Serous cyst
E. Galactocele - ✔✔ E. galactocele
116. Which of the following statements is TRUE for mammography?
A. Detection of calcifications is best seen in dense breast tissues
. B. Detection of masses is best in the fatty breast.
C. The standard screening views are the craniocaudal and true lateral
views.
D. Baseline mammograms should begin at age 50
. E. Side markers are always placed medial to the breast. - ✔✔ B. detection of masses is best in the
fate breast
117. Which of the following tissues has a water density on mammography?
A. Fat
B. Galactocele
C. Oil-filled cyst
D. Pectoral muscle
E. Fibroglandular tissue - ✔✔ E. fibroglandular tissue
118. The artery that supplies oxygenated blood to the inner/medial portion of the
breast is the:
A. Axillary artery
B. Intercostal artery
C. Internal thoracic artery
D. Brachial artery
E. Subclavian artery - ✔✔ C. internal thoracic artery
