SONOGRAPHY LATEST COMPREHENSIVE EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔digital - ✔✔______ imaging allowed miniaturization, stabilization, faster image
processing and manipulation, viewing, and storage to expand the limits of sonography
such as 3D and 4D sonographic images.
✔✔3D and 4D - ✔✔newer sonography application include ____ and ____ imaging to
allow the display of an object in three dimensions and fusion of ultra sound images with
other modalities such as MRI or elastography for detection of normal and abnormal
tissues such as the breast.
✔✔musculoskeletal - ✔✔a negative outcome to digital imaging has been high
percentages of job-related ______ injury for sonographers.
✔✔thermal or nonthermal - ✔✔sound wave energy at ultrasound frequencies has been
proven in epidemiology studies to create changes in tissue known as _____ or
_______.
✔✔thermal (TI), mechanical (MI) - ✔✔thermal changes are represented by the _____
index and are related to heating. nonthermal effects are prepresented by the ______
index and are related to changes in cell structure.
, ✔✔energy - ✔✔MI and TI values measure the amount of sound ______ that is being
delivered to the patient and are displayed during the scan.
✔✔ALARA - ✔✔the sonographer must keep the principle of the ______ concept in mind
to ensure a diagnostic scan is performed in the least amount of time with the lowest MI
and TI settings.
✔✔false - ✔✔true or false. to date, studies have shown that diagnostic ultrasound can
still be harmful to humans even when scans are performed with patient safety in mind
✔✔air - ✔✔_____ prevents sounds waves from obtained reliable information and a
coupling medium or gel needs to be generously applied between the patient and the
transducer to perform any imaging study.
✔✔tissue - ✔✔sonography is best suited for imaging and is considered the gold
standard for _____ assessment such as liver, kidneys, gallbladder, uterus, and blood
vessels b/c there is little interference from bone or air.
✔✔gastrointestinal tract - ✔✔due to air within this cavity, the _______ _______ is nor
routinely imaged within the abdominopelvic cavity.
✔✔bone - ✔✔because of its density, ______ also is not a ready medium for diagnostic
ultrasound. however, this structure can easily be seen when imaging a fetus b/c they
are not as well developed as they are as in an adult.
✔✔FAST (focused assessment with sonography for trauma) - ✔✔the advent of the
______ scan in emergency medicine has created an explosive demand for sonography
in trauma settings where a quick assessment of the patient may mean the difference
between life and death.
✔✔ - ✔✔the US is still waiting for final approval from the FDA for most sonographic
applications using contrast agents.
✔✔abdomen, obstetrics and gynecology, cardiac, small parts, valcular, and
musculoskeltal imaging - ✔✔what are the six clinical applications where sonographic
imaging can be used?
✔✔real-time - ✔✔_____ ______ images in three planes of section are used to detect
the growth of the embryo and fetus.
✔✔gravid, non-gravid, endometrium - ✔✔gynecologic imaging helps assess the ______
and _______ female pelvis. in a coronal 3D image, the normal _______ is outlined
allowing clear visualization of the uterus.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔digital - ✔✔______ imaging allowed miniaturization, stabilization, faster image
processing and manipulation, viewing, and storage to expand the limits of sonography
such as 3D and 4D sonographic images.
✔✔3D and 4D - ✔✔newer sonography application include ____ and ____ imaging to
allow the display of an object in three dimensions and fusion of ultra sound images with
other modalities such as MRI or elastography for detection of normal and abnormal
tissues such as the breast.
✔✔musculoskeletal - ✔✔a negative outcome to digital imaging has been high
percentages of job-related ______ injury for sonographers.
✔✔thermal or nonthermal - ✔✔sound wave energy at ultrasound frequencies has been
proven in epidemiology studies to create changes in tissue known as _____ or
_______.
✔✔thermal (TI), mechanical (MI) - ✔✔thermal changes are represented by the _____
index and are related to heating. nonthermal effects are prepresented by the ______
index and are related to changes in cell structure.
, ✔✔energy - ✔✔MI and TI values measure the amount of sound ______ that is being
delivered to the patient and are displayed during the scan.
✔✔ALARA - ✔✔the sonographer must keep the principle of the ______ concept in mind
to ensure a diagnostic scan is performed in the least amount of time with the lowest MI
and TI settings.
✔✔false - ✔✔true or false. to date, studies have shown that diagnostic ultrasound can
still be harmful to humans even when scans are performed with patient safety in mind
✔✔air - ✔✔_____ prevents sounds waves from obtained reliable information and a
coupling medium or gel needs to be generously applied between the patient and the
transducer to perform any imaging study.
✔✔tissue - ✔✔sonography is best suited for imaging and is considered the gold
standard for _____ assessment such as liver, kidneys, gallbladder, uterus, and blood
vessels b/c there is little interference from bone or air.
✔✔gastrointestinal tract - ✔✔due to air within this cavity, the _______ _______ is nor
routinely imaged within the abdominopelvic cavity.
✔✔bone - ✔✔because of its density, ______ also is not a ready medium for diagnostic
ultrasound. however, this structure can easily be seen when imaging a fetus b/c they
are not as well developed as they are as in an adult.
✔✔FAST (focused assessment with sonography for trauma) - ✔✔the advent of the
______ scan in emergency medicine has created an explosive demand for sonography
in trauma settings where a quick assessment of the patient may mean the difference
between life and death.
✔✔ - ✔✔the US is still waiting for final approval from the FDA for most sonographic
applications using contrast agents.
✔✔abdomen, obstetrics and gynecology, cardiac, small parts, valcular, and
musculoskeltal imaging - ✔✔what are the six clinical applications where sonographic
imaging can be used?
✔✔real-time - ✔✔_____ ______ images in three planes of section are used to detect
the growth of the embryo and fetus.
✔✔gravid, non-gravid, endometrium - ✔✔gynecologic imaging helps assess the ______
and _______ female pelvis. in a coronal 3D image, the normal _______ is outlined
allowing clear visualization of the uterus.
