Question 1
A three phase bone scan is often done to differentiate:
A) osteomyelitis vs. diskitis
B) osteoporosis vs. cellulitis
C) osteomyelitis vs. cellulitis
D) osteoporosis vs. septic arthritis
CORRECT ANSWER
C
Question 2
Which of the following is least likely to cause an artifact on a bone scan?
A) skin contaminated with urine
B) injection site
C) snap on trousers
D) colostomy bag
CORRECT ANSWER
D
Question 3
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,What could be the cause of generalized, diffuse activity in the abdomen on a bone scan?
A) free pertechnetate
B) pacemaker
C) bone cyst
D) malignant ascites
CORRECT ANSWER
D
Question 4
A bone scan showing relatively uniformly increased skeletal uptake of
radiopharmaceutical with almost absent renal and bladder activity is usually referred to as
a:
A) suprascan
B) flare phenomenon
C) superscan
D) renal failure
CORRECT ANSWER
C
Question 5
Which of the following describes a pediatric bone scan?
A) increased uptake along epiphyseal plates
B) decreased uptake along epiphyseal plates
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,C) overall decreased uptake in bone
D) increased uptake in long
CORRECT ANSWER
A
Question 6
A right anterior oblique in cardiac imaging is useful for:
A) visualizing the lateral wall of the left ventricle
B) separation of ventricles from the stomach on first pass
C) increasing patient comfort and potentially improving image quality
D) facilitating calculation of LVEF and RVEF on first pass
CORRECT ANSWER
D
Question 7
The vertical long axis view of the heart is most comparable to a:
A) coronal image
B) sagittal image
C) transverse image
CORRECT ANSWER
B
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, Question 8
Dipyridamole is supplied to a nuclear medicine department in 10 ml vials, each containing
50mg. If a patient weighs 155 pounds, how many milliliters must be injected for him to
receive 0.56 mg/kg?
A) 17.4 ml
B) 8.7 ml
C) 7.9 ml
D) 39.5 ml
CORRECT ANSWER
C
Question 9
On Monday morning, a technologist receives a telephone request to perform a myocardial
study with Tc99m PYP for detection of a myocardial infarct suspected to have taken place
that morning at about 8am. What should be done?
A) the injection should be delayed until 8am Tuesday
B) the patient should be injected, but not scanned until at least 8am on Tuesday
C) the injection should be delayed until 8am on Saturday
D) the patient should be injected and scanned as soon as possible
CORRECT ANSWER
A
Question 10
A patient who cannot exercise and who has asthma can undergo a stress myocardial
perfusion study through the use of:
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A three phase bone scan is often done to differentiate:
A) osteomyelitis vs. diskitis
B) osteoporosis vs. cellulitis
C) osteomyelitis vs. cellulitis
D) osteoporosis vs. septic arthritis
CORRECT ANSWER
C
Question 2
Which of the following is least likely to cause an artifact on a bone scan?
A) skin contaminated with urine
B) injection site
C) snap on trousers
D) colostomy bag
CORRECT ANSWER
D
Question 3
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,What could be the cause of generalized, diffuse activity in the abdomen on a bone scan?
A) free pertechnetate
B) pacemaker
C) bone cyst
D) malignant ascites
CORRECT ANSWER
D
Question 4
A bone scan showing relatively uniformly increased skeletal uptake of
radiopharmaceutical with almost absent renal and bladder activity is usually referred to as
a:
A) suprascan
B) flare phenomenon
C) superscan
D) renal failure
CORRECT ANSWER
C
Question 5
Which of the following describes a pediatric bone scan?
A) increased uptake along epiphyseal plates
B) decreased uptake along epiphyseal plates
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,C) overall decreased uptake in bone
D) increased uptake in long
CORRECT ANSWER
A
Question 6
A right anterior oblique in cardiac imaging is useful for:
A) visualizing the lateral wall of the left ventricle
B) separation of ventricles from the stomach on first pass
C) increasing patient comfort and potentially improving image quality
D) facilitating calculation of LVEF and RVEF on first pass
CORRECT ANSWER
D
Question 7
The vertical long axis view of the heart is most comparable to a:
A) coronal image
B) sagittal image
C) transverse image
CORRECT ANSWER
B
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, Question 8
Dipyridamole is supplied to a nuclear medicine department in 10 ml vials, each containing
50mg. If a patient weighs 155 pounds, how many milliliters must be injected for him to
receive 0.56 mg/kg?
A) 17.4 ml
B) 8.7 ml
C) 7.9 ml
D) 39.5 ml
CORRECT ANSWER
C
Question 9
On Monday morning, a technologist receives a telephone request to perform a myocardial
study with Tc99m PYP for detection of a myocardial infarct suspected to have taken place
that morning at about 8am. What should be done?
A) the injection should be delayed until 8am Tuesday
B) the patient should be injected, but not scanned until at least 8am on Tuesday
C) the injection should be delayed until 8am on Saturday
D) the patient should be injected and scanned as soon as possible
CORRECT ANSWER
A
Question 10
A patient who cannot exercise and who has asthma can undergo a stress myocardial
perfusion study through the use of:
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