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ARDMS SPI EXAM 2 2024 WITH
(VERSION A & B) WITH ACTUAL
CORRECT QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
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ARDMS SPI EXAM 2 VERSION A
1. A received frequency that is lower than what was transmitted, indicates what about the flow?
A) Flow is moving away from the sound source
B) Low velocity
C) Flow is moving towards the sound source
D) High velocity
A) Flow is moving away from the sound source
2. Increasing the angle of insonation will have what result on the frequency shift?
A) Decrease
B) Increase
C) Double
D) No change
A) Decrease
3. The interaction between tissue and sound that will likely affect the thermal index is called:
A) rarefraction
B) refraction
C) absorption
D) specificity
C) absorption
4. Which angle will increase the Doppler shift the most?
A) 180
B) 45
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C) 100
D) 90
A) 180
5. Of the following changes, which will reduce aliasing artifact?
A) Increase transducer frequency
B) Decrease insonation angle
C) Decrease color gain
D) Increase pulse repetition frequency
D) Increase pulse repetition frequency
6. If flow is moving through a vessel with uniform diameter in an organized manner, what is the nature
of the flow?
A) Turbulent
B) Laminar
C) Parabolic
D) Plug
B) Laminar
7. Which scenario will result in having no Doppler shift?
A) Flow moving away from the transducer
B) Flow moving towards the transducer
C) No movement
D) High velocity flow
C) No movement
8. The technique used to assign a color to a received Doppler signal is called:
A) autocorrelation
B) ensemble length
C) phase quadrature detection
D) Fourier analysis
A) autocorrelation
9. Altering which setting during a Doppler exam will affect the system frame rate?
A) Doppler gain
B) High pass filter
C) PRF
D) Frequency
C) PRF
10. Which angle is the maximum for safe wrist extension while scanning?
A) 20 degrees
B) 10 degrees
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C) 30 degrees
D) 40 degrees
A) 20 degrees
11. In the 10 mm test object, which of the following system controls cannot be tested?
A) Dead zone
B) Calipers
C) Dynamic range
D) Axial resolution
C) Dynamic range
12. Which technology is used to map tissue stiffness?
A) Elastography
B) Volume rendering
C) Volumetric acquisition
D) Myocardial motion
A) Elastography
13. The tech changes the PRF from 6 kHz to 8 kHz, what will happen to the maximum Doppler shift
velocity limit?
A) It will decrease
B) It will increase
C) There will be a negative shift
D) There will be a positive shift
B) It will increase
14. More diastolic flow is visible in which of the following?
A) High pressure vessels
B) Low resistance vessels
C) High resistance vessels
D) Vessels with flow reversal
B) Low resistance vessels
15. Which feature of the pulse wave will be seen where there is laminar flow?
A) Lower baseline
B) Spectral broadening
C) Abnormal flow
D) Spectral window
D) Spectral window
16. A 6 MHz Doppler unit is operating with a PRF set at 8 kHz. What is the upper velocity limit?
A) 6 kHz
B) 3 kHz
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C) 8 kHz
D) 4 kHz
D) 4 kHz
17. Which action will increase sensitivity to slow flow?
A) Increase packet size
B) Decrease scale
C) Decrease wall filter
D) All of the listed options
D) All of the listed options
19. Aliasing will occur if what exceeds the Nyquist limit?
A) Positive flow
B) Doppler angle
C) Velocity
D) Doppler shift
D) Doppler shift
20. Which adjustments will optimize visualization of low velocity flow in a vessel?
A) Increase frequency and decrease wall filter
B) Increase wall filter and increase frequency
C) Increase angle and decrease packet size
D) Decrease angle and decrease packet size
A) Increase frequency and decrease wall filter
21. The relationship described by the Bernoulli effect is which of the following?
A) Increased velocity will decrease pressure
B) Decreased pressure gradient decreases flow rate
C) Increased radius increases Reynold's number
D) Increased resistance will decrease volume flow
A) Increased velocity will decrease pressure
23. In a vessel where aliasing is present, which action will reduce the artifact?
A) Reduce color gain
B) Decrease angle
C) Decrease transducer frequency
D) Increase packet size
C) Decrease transducer frequency
24. What could be the echo frequency if flow is moving away from a 6 MHz transducer?
A) 5500 kHz
B) 5995 kHz
C) 6005 kHz
D) 6500 kHz
ARDMS SPI EXAM 2 2024 WITH
(VERSION A & B) WITH ACTUAL
CORRECT QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
DETAILES ANSWERS BY EXPERTS
|FREQUENTLY TESTED QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS |ALREADY GRADED A+
|NEWEST VERSIONS |LATEST UPDATE
|GUARANTEED PASS
ARDMS SPI EXAM 2 VERSION A
1. A received frequency that is lower than what was transmitted, indicates what about the flow?
A) Flow is moving away from the sound source
B) Low velocity
C) Flow is moving towards the sound source
D) High velocity
A) Flow is moving away from the sound source
2. Increasing the angle of insonation will have what result on the frequency shift?
A) Decrease
B) Increase
C) Double
D) No change
A) Decrease
3. The interaction between tissue and sound that will likely affect the thermal index is called:
A) rarefraction
B) refraction
C) absorption
D) specificity
C) absorption
4. Which angle will increase the Doppler shift the most?
A) 180
B) 45
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C) 100
D) 90
A) 180
5. Of the following changes, which will reduce aliasing artifact?
A) Increase transducer frequency
B) Decrease insonation angle
C) Decrease color gain
D) Increase pulse repetition frequency
D) Increase pulse repetition frequency
6. If flow is moving through a vessel with uniform diameter in an organized manner, what is the nature
of the flow?
A) Turbulent
B) Laminar
C) Parabolic
D) Plug
B) Laminar
7. Which scenario will result in having no Doppler shift?
A) Flow moving away from the transducer
B) Flow moving towards the transducer
C) No movement
D) High velocity flow
C) No movement
8. The technique used to assign a color to a received Doppler signal is called:
A) autocorrelation
B) ensemble length
C) phase quadrature detection
D) Fourier analysis
A) autocorrelation
9. Altering which setting during a Doppler exam will affect the system frame rate?
A) Doppler gain
B) High pass filter
C) PRF
D) Frequency
C) PRF
10. Which angle is the maximum for safe wrist extension while scanning?
A) 20 degrees
B) 10 degrees
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C) 30 degrees
D) 40 degrees
A) 20 degrees
11. In the 10 mm test object, which of the following system controls cannot be tested?
A) Dead zone
B) Calipers
C) Dynamic range
D) Axial resolution
C) Dynamic range
12. Which technology is used to map tissue stiffness?
A) Elastography
B) Volume rendering
C) Volumetric acquisition
D) Myocardial motion
A) Elastography
13. The tech changes the PRF from 6 kHz to 8 kHz, what will happen to the maximum Doppler shift
velocity limit?
A) It will decrease
B) It will increase
C) There will be a negative shift
D) There will be a positive shift
B) It will increase
14. More diastolic flow is visible in which of the following?
A) High pressure vessels
B) Low resistance vessels
C) High resistance vessels
D) Vessels with flow reversal
B) Low resistance vessels
15. Which feature of the pulse wave will be seen where there is laminar flow?
A) Lower baseline
B) Spectral broadening
C) Abnormal flow
D) Spectral window
D) Spectral window
16. A 6 MHz Doppler unit is operating with a PRF set at 8 kHz. What is the upper velocity limit?
A) 6 kHz
B) 3 kHz
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C) 8 kHz
D) 4 kHz
D) 4 kHz
17. Which action will increase sensitivity to slow flow?
A) Increase packet size
B) Decrease scale
C) Decrease wall filter
D) All of the listed options
D) All of the listed options
19. Aliasing will occur if what exceeds the Nyquist limit?
A) Positive flow
B) Doppler angle
C) Velocity
D) Doppler shift
D) Doppler shift
20. Which adjustments will optimize visualization of low velocity flow in a vessel?
A) Increase frequency and decrease wall filter
B) Increase wall filter and increase frequency
C) Increase angle and decrease packet size
D) Decrease angle and decrease packet size
A) Increase frequency and decrease wall filter
21. The relationship described by the Bernoulli effect is which of the following?
A) Increased velocity will decrease pressure
B) Decreased pressure gradient decreases flow rate
C) Increased radius increases Reynold's number
D) Increased resistance will decrease volume flow
A) Increased velocity will decrease pressure
23. In a vessel where aliasing is present, which action will reduce the artifact?
A) Reduce color gain
B) Decrease angle
C) Decrease transducer frequency
D) Increase packet size
C) Decrease transducer frequency
24. What could be the echo frequency if flow is moving away from a 6 MHz transducer?
A) 5500 kHz
B) 5995 kHz
C) 6005 kHz
D) 6500 kHz
