SONOSIM FUNDAMENTALS OF
ULTRASOUND (PHYSICS) EXAM
2025 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
True - ....ANSWER ...-Edge artifact is the result of sound refraction.
True
False
True - ....ANSWER ...-The terms "2D," "B-mode," and "greyscale ultrasound"
mean the same thing.
True
false
C.Mirror-image artifact is found below, or posterior to, the diaphragm. -
....ANSWER ...-Which of the following best characterizes the mirror-image artifact
encountered when scanning through the liver-diaphragm interface?
A. Mirror-image artifact is a type of shadowing artifact.
B. Mirror-image artifact indicates the presence of abnormal lung tissue.
C. Mirror-image artifact is found below, or posterior to, the diaphragm.
D.All of the above
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, E.A and C only
False - ....ANSWER ...-When imaging the patient in a sagittal plane, the patient's
feet are oriented towards the left side of the screen.
A.True
B.False
E. None of the above - ....ANSWER ...-Which of the following statements
regarding attenuation is incorrect?
A.Attenuation is the progressive weakening of sound waves as they enter and exit tissue.
B.A high-attenuating tissue causes a shadow in its far field.
C.Urine is a low-attenuating substance.
D.The physics of attenuation allows for tissues to serve as acoustic windows.
E.None of the above
D. all of the above - ....ANSWER ...-A linear sequential-array transducer
__________.
A.can operate within a range of frequencies
B.sacrifices tissue penetration for better resolution
C.has a higher operational frequency relative to a curvilinear transducer
D.All of the above
E.None of the above
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ULTRASOUND (PHYSICS) EXAM
2025 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
True - ....ANSWER ...-Edge artifact is the result of sound refraction.
True
False
True - ....ANSWER ...-The terms "2D," "B-mode," and "greyscale ultrasound"
mean the same thing.
True
false
C.Mirror-image artifact is found below, or posterior to, the diaphragm. -
....ANSWER ...-Which of the following best characterizes the mirror-image artifact
encountered when scanning through the liver-diaphragm interface?
A. Mirror-image artifact is a type of shadowing artifact.
B. Mirror-image artifact indicates the presence of abnormal lung tissue.
C. Mirror-image artifact is found below, or posterior to, the diaphragm.
D.All of the above
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, E.A and C only
False - ....ANSWER ...-When imaging the patient in a sagittal plane, the patient's
feet are oriented towards the left side of the screen.
A.True
B.False
E. None of the above - ....ANSWER ...-Which of the following statements
regarding attenuation is incorrect?
A.Attenuation is the progressive weakening of sound waves as they enter and exit tissue.
B.A high-attenuating tissue causes a shadow in its far field.
C.Urine is a low-attenuating substance.
D.The physics of attenuation allows for tissues to serve as acoustic windows.
E.None of the above
D. all of the above - ....ANSWER ...-A linear sequential-array transducer
__________.
A.can operate within a range of frequencies
B.sacrifices tissue penetration for better resolution
C.has a higher operational frequency relative to a curvilinear transducer
D.All of the above
E.None of the above
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