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ARDMS SPI EXAM LATEST 2024- |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




2026 UPDATE COMPREHENSIVE |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




QUESTIONS AND CORRECT |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




ANSWERS ALREADY GRADED A+ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




PASSED 100% |||\\\




Example of nonspecular reflector - correct answer✔✔red blood cells
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What happens to spatial pulse length when frequency increases? - correct
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answer✔✔decreases



Axial resolution is dependent on? - correct answer✔✔wavelength
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Lateral resolution is dependent on? - correct answer✔✔beam diameter
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Where does the beam of an unfocused transducer diverge? - correct answer✔✔Fraunhofer
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zone



Reverberation artifacts are a result of - correct answer✔✔two or more strong reflecting
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surfaces



True/False: Grating lobes are essential for the proper operation of a linear phased array. -
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correct answer✔✔False |||\\\ |||\\\




True/False: Electronically steered scanners always produce higher resolution images than do
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mechanically steered scanners. - correct answer✔✔False |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\

,True/False: An annular array scanner uses mechanical beam steering. - correct answer✔✔True |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




True/False: A linear sequenced array cannot be dynamically focused. - correct answer✔✔False |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




registration or B-mode alignment - correct answer✔✔Which AIUM test object function utilizes |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




all the groups of wires in the AIUM 100 mm test object?
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axial resolution - correct answer✔✔Which AIUM test object function utilizes the A group of
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wires in the AIUM 100 mm test object?
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lateral resolution - correct answer✔✔Which AIUM test object function utilizes the B group of
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wires in the AIUM 100 mm test object?
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dead zone - correct answer✔✔Which AIUM test object function utilizes the D group of wires
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in the AIUM 100 mm test object?
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depth calibration - correct answer✔✔Which AIUM test object function utilizes the C or E
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groups of wires in the AIUM 100 mm test object? |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




What happens to axial resolution when spatial pulse length is decreased? - correct
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answer✔✔improves



How much will a 3.5 MHz pulse be attenuated after passing through 2 cm of soft tissue? -
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correct answer✔✔3.5 dB |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




Propagation speed errors result in - correct answer✔✔improper axial position |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\

,Enhancement is caused by - correct answer✔✔weakly attenuating structures |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




The Doppler shift frequency is - correct answer✔✔directly proportional to the velocity of the
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reflector



The number of frames per second necessary for a real-time image to be flicker free is - correct
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answer✔✔more than 15 |||\\\ |||\\\




True/False: The SPTA intensity will always be larger than the SATA intensity. - correct
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answer✔✔True



The intensity of the ultrasound beam is usually greater at the focal zone because of - correct
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answer✔✔the smaller beam diameter |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




If the amplitude is doubled, the intensity is - correct answer✔✔quadrupled
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The attenuation for soft tissue is - correct answer✔✔increased with tissue thickness
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The acoustic impedance of the matching layer - correct answer✔✔can be chosen to improve
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transmission into the body |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




True/False: In a pulse-echo system, the quality factor should be made as large as possible. -
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correct answer✔✔False |||\\\ |||\\\




True/False: The beam diameter is constant in the near zone. - correct answer✔✔False
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The operating frequency is dependent on - correct answer✔✔thickness of the crystal
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, The period of an ultrasound wave is - correct answer✔✔the time of one wavelength
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The dynamic range of a system is - correct answer✔✔the ratio of smallest to largest power
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level that the system can handle
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True/False: The intensity of an ultrasonic beam can be measured with radiation force balance. -
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correct answer✔✔True
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Increasing the pulse repetition period - correct answer✔✔increases the maximum depth that
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can be imaged
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Ultrasound bioeffects - correct answer✔✔are not confirmed below 100 mW/cm² SPTA |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




True/False: No refraction can occur at an interface if the media impedances are equal. - correct
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answer✔✔False
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True/False: Smaller transducers always produce smaller beam diameters. - correct |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




answer✔✔False



True/False: The ultrasound beam profile can be measured with a hydrophone. - correct
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answer✔✔True



True/False: The pulsed-Doppler system yields better depth resolution than the continuous
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wave (CW) system. - correct answer✔✔True
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True/False: The gray-scale display was made possible when digital scan converters replaced
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analog scan converters. - correct answer✔✔False
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