Edelman Understanding Ultrasound
Physics Exam Review | Questions and
Correct Answers 2025/2026
Asiaipulseipassesithroughisoftitissue,iaicertainiamountiofiacousticienergyiremainsiinitheitissueiasiheat.iWha
tiisithisiconstituentiofiattenuationicalled?
a. Scattering
b. Absorption
c. Refraction
d. Rarefaction
Absorption
Whatiisitheiamountiofiattenuationipericentimeterithatiaisoundiwaveiundergoesicalled?
a. Beamiuniformityicoefficient
b. Attenuationicoefficient
c. Attenuation
d. Dutyifactor
Attenuationicoefficient
Aisoundibeamitravelsi9icmiinisoftitissue.iTheiattenuationicoefficientiisi3idB/
cm.iWhatiisitheitotaliattenuationithatitheisoundibeamiexperienced?
a. 9idB
b. 3idB
c. 27idB
d. 18idB
27idB
,Theiattenuationiofianiacousticiwaveitravelingithroughiboneiisi
itsiattenuationithroughisoftitissue.
a. Greaterithan
b. Lessithan
c. Equalito
Greaterithan
Ultrasoundiwavesitravelingithroughilungitissueiattenuateitoiai
extentithaniwhenitravelingithroughisoftitissue.
a. Greater
b. Lesser
c. Nearlyiequal
Greater
Sounditravelingithroughibloodiattenuatesitoiai extentithaniwhenitravelingithroughisoftitissue.
a. Greater
b. Lesser
c. Relativelyiequal
Lesser
Whichiofitheseilistsiindicatesimediaiwithiincreasingiattenuationiofiultrasound?
a. Water,ilung,isoftitissue,ibone,iair
b. Lung,iwair,isoftitissue,ibone
c. Lung,ifat,imuscle
d. Water,iblood,ifat,imuscle,ibone,iair
,Water,iblood,ifat,imuscle,ibone,iair
Trueiorifalse?iAttenuationiandipropagationispeediareiunrelated.
True
Acousticiimpedanceiisiaipropertyiofi andihasiunitsiofi .
a. Sourceiandimedium,ilumps
b. Medium,idB
c. Medium,iRayls
d. Medium,iOhms
Medium,iRayls
Toicalculateitheiacousticiimpedanceiofiaimedium,ioneishouldi thei byithe
.
a. Divide,ipropagationispeed,idensity
b. Multiple,idensity,ipropagationispeed
c. Divide,idensity,ipropagationispeed
d. Multiply,istiffness,idensity
Multiply,idensity,ipropagationispeed
Whichitwoiattributesihelpiestablishitheiacousticiimpedanceiofiaimedium?
a. Densityianditemperature
b. Densityiandistiffness
c. Stiffnessiandielastance
d. Elasticityiandicompressibility
, Densityiandistiffness
Whichivalueiisiclosestitoitheiimpedanceiofisoftitissue?
a. 1.5ikiloRayls
b. 2.5ideciRayls
c. 19imegaRayls
d. 2,000,000iRayls
2,000,000iRayls
Whichiofitheifollowingidescribesianiangleiwithiaimeasureiofi45idegrees?
a. Orthogonal
b. Acute
c. Obtuse
d. Normal
Acute
Whichiofitheifollowingidescribesianiangleiwithiaimeasureiofi123idegrees?
a. Orthogonal
b. Acute
c. Obtuse
d. Normal
Obtuse
Theiangleibetweenitheidirectioniofipropagationianditheiboundaryibetweenitwoimediaiisi90idegrees.iWhati
termidescribesitheiformiofiincidenceiofitheiwave?
Physics Exam Review | Questions and
Correct Answers 2025/2026
Asiaipulseipassesithroughisoftitissue,iaicertainiamountiofiacousticienergyiremainsiinitheitissueiasiheat.iWha
tiisithisiconstituentiofiattenuationicalled?
a. Scattering
b. Absorption
c. Refraction
d. Rarefaction
Absorption
Whatiisitheiamountiofiattenuationipericentimeterithatiaisoundiwaveiundergoesicalled?
a. Beamiuniformityicoefficient
b. Attenuationicoefficient
c. Attenuation
d. Dutyifactor
Attenuationicoefficient
Aisoundibeamitravelsi9icmiinisoftitissue.iTheiattenuationicoefficientiisi3idB/
cm.iWhatiisitheitotaliattenuationithatitheisoundibeamiexperienced?
a. 9idB
b. 3idB
c. 27idB
d. 18idB
27idB
,Theiattenuationiofianiacousticiwaveitravelingithroughiboneiisi
itsiattenuationithroughisoftitissue.
a. Greaterithan
b. Lessithan
c. Equalito
Greaterithan
Ultrasoundiwavesitravelingithroughilungitissueiattenuateitoiai
extentithaniwhenitravelingithroughisoftitissue.
a. Greater
b. Lesser
c. Nearlyiequal
Greater
Sounditravelingithroughibloodiattenuatesitoiai extentithaniwhenitravelingithroughisoftitissue.
a. Greater
b. Lesser
c. Relativelyiequal
Lesser
Whichiofitheseilistsiindicatesimediaiwithiincreasingiattenuationiofiultrasound?
a. Water,ilung,isoftitissue,ibone,iair
b. Lung,iwair,isoftitissue,ibone
c. Lung,ifat,imuscle
d. Water,iblood,ifat,imuscle,ibone,iair
,Water,iblood,ifat,imuscle,ibone,iair
Trueiorifalse?iAttenuationiandipropagationispeediareiunrelated.
True
Acousticiimpedanceiisiaipropertyiofi andihasiunitsiofi .
a. Sourceiandimedium,ilumps
b. Medium,idB
c. Medium,iRayls
d. Medium,iOhms
Medium,iRayls
Toicalculateitheiacousticiimpedanceiofiaimedium,ioneishouldi thei byithe
.
a. Divide,ipropagationispeed,idensity
b. Multiple,idensity,ipropagationispeed
c. Divide,idensity,ipropagationispeed
d. Multiply,istiffness,idensity
Multiply,idensity,ipropagationispeed
Whichitwoiattributesihelpiestablishitheiacousticiimpedanceiofiaimedium?
a. Densityianditemperature
b. Densityiandistiffness
c. Stiffnessiandielastance
d. Elasticityiandicompressibility
, Densityiandistiffness
Whichivalueiisiclosestitoitheiimpedanceiofisoftitissue?
a. 1.5ikiloRayls
b. 2.5ideciRayls
c. 19imegaRayls
d. 2,000,000iRayls
2,000,000iRayls
Whichiofitheifollowingidescribesianiangleiwithiaimeasureiofi45idegrees?
a. Orthogonal
b. Acute
c. Obtuse
d. Normal
Acute
Whichiofitheifollowingidescribesianiangleiwithiaimeasureiofi123idegrees?
a. Orthogonal
b. Acute
c. Obtuse
d. Normal
Obtuse
Theiangleibetweenitheidirectioniofipropagationianditheiboundaryibetweenitwoimediaiisi90idegrees.iWhati
termidescribesitheiformiofiincidenceiofitheiwave?