Mammography Registry Review
Question Bank Questions and
Answers | Latest Version | 2025/2026 |
Correct & Verified
Which mammographic view provides a side profile of the breast?
A. Craniocaudal (CC)
✔✔B. Mediolateral oblique (MLO)
C. Lateral
D. Axillary
What is the recommended age to begin annual mammography screening for women at average
risk?
A. 35
✔✔B. 40
C. 45
D. 50
Which breast tissue type appears radiolucent on mammography?
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,A. Glandular
B. Fibrous
✔✔C. Fatty
D. Connective
What is the main purpose of compression during a mammogram?
A. Improve patient comfort
✔✔B. Reduce tissue thickness and improve image quality
C. Increase radiation dose
D. Make the breast appear larger
Which of the following is a common benign breast finding on mammography?
A. Spiculated mass
✔✔B. Simple cyst
C. Architectural distortion
D. Microcalcifications in a linear pattern
What mammographic finding is highly suspicious for malignancy?
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,A. Round, well-circumscribed mass
B. Fat-containing lesion
✔✔C. Spiculated mass
D. Simple cyst
Which type of mammographic calcification is usually benign?
A. Pleomorphic
✔✔B. Coarse or “popcorn”
C. Linear branching
D. Segmental
What is the standard compression time for a mammographic exposure?
A. 5–10 seconds
✔✔B. 3–5 seconds
C. 10–15 seconds
D. 1–2 seconds
Which positioning error results in the nipple being non-visible on a craniocaudal view?
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, A. Too much rotation
✔✔B. Breast not pulled anteriorly
C. Excessive compression
D. Incorrect gantry angle
Which mammographic view is best for visualizing the medial breast?
✔✔A. Craniocaudal (CC)
B. Mediolateral oblique (MLO)
C. Lateral
D. Axillary
Which of the following is a potential pitfall of mammography in dense breast tissue?
A. False-positive calcifications
✔✔B. Masking of lesions
C. Reduced compression
D. Increased radiation exposure
What is the BI-RADS category for a normal mammogram?
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Question Bank Questions and
Answers | Latest Version | 2025/2026 |
Correct & Verified
Which mammographic view provides a side profile of the breast?
A. Craniocaudal (CC)
✔✔B. Mediolateral oblique (MLO)
C. Lateral
D. Axillary
What is the recommended age to begin annual mammography screening for women at average
risk?
A. 35
✔✔B. 40
C. 45
D. 50
Which breast tissue type appears radiolucent on mammography?
1
,A. Glandular
B. Fibrous
✔✔C. Fatty
D. Connective
What is the main purpose of compression during a mammogram?
A. Improve patient comfort
✔✔B. Reduce tissue thickness and improve image quality
C. Increase radiation dose
D. Make the breast appear larger
Which of the following is a common benign breast finding on mammography?
A. Spiculated mass
✔✔B. Simple cyst
C. Architectural distortion
D. Microcalcifications in a linear pattern
What mammographic finding is highly suspicious for malignancy?
2
,A. Round, well-circumscribed mass
B. Fat-containing lesion
✔✔C. Spiculated mass
D. Simple cyst
Which type of mammographic calcification is usually benign?
A. Pleomorphic
✔✔B. Coarse or “popcorn”
C. Linear branching
D. Segmental
What is the standard compression time for a mammographic exposure?
A. 5–10 seconds
✔✔B. 3–5 seconds
C. 10–15 seconds
D. 1–2 seconds
Which positioning error results in the nipple being non-visible on a craniocaudal view?
3
, A. Too much rotation
✔✔B. Breast not pulled anteriorly
C. Excessive compression
D. Incorrect gantry angle
Which mammographic view is best for visualizing the medial breast?
✔✔A. Craniocaudal (CC)
B. Mediolateral oblique (MLO)
C. Lateral
D. Axillary
Which of the following is a potential pitfall of mammography in dense breast tissue?
A. False-positive calcifications
✔✔B. Masking of lesions
C. Reduced compression
D. Increased radiation exposure
What is the BI-RADS category for a normal mammogram?
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