RADIOLOGY EXAM REVIEW [ARRT]
Which of the following positions will provide an AP projection of the L5-S1 interspace?
(A) Patient AP with 30 to 35º angle cephalad
(B) Patient AP with 30 to 35º angle caudad
(C) Patient AP with 0º angle
(D) Patient lateral, coned to L5 - (ANSWER)(A) Patient AP with 30 to 35º angle cephalad
Which of the following anatomic structures is indicated by the number 2 in Figure 2-7?
(A) Talus
(B) Medial malleolus
(C) Lateral malleolus
(D) Lateral tibial condyle
(Cornuelle & Gronefeld, pp 193-195) - (ANSWER)(B) Medial malleolus
The four major arteries supplying the brain include the
1. brachiocephalic artery.
2. common carotid arteries.
3. vertebral arteries.
(A) 1 and 2 only
(B) 1 and 3 only
(C) 2 and 3 only
(D) 1, 2, and 3 - (ANSWER)(C) 2 and 3 only
What process is best seen using a perpendicular CR with the elbow in acute flexion and with the
posterior aspect of the humerus adjacent to the image recorder?
(A) Coracoid
(B) Coronoid
,(C) Olecranon
(D) Glenoid - (ANSWER)(C) Olecranon
What are the positions most commonly employed for a radiographic examination of the sternum?
1. Lateral
2. RAO
3. LAO
(A) 1 and 2 only
(B) 1 and 3 only
(C) 2 and 3 only
(D) 1, 2, and 3 - (ANSWER)(A) 1 and 2 only
Which of the positions illustrated in Figure 2-1 should be used to demonstrate the cervical
apophyseal articulations?
1. A
2. B
3. C
(A) 1 only
(B) 2 only
(C) 1 and 3 only
(D) 2 and 3 only
(Ballinger & Frank, pp 400-403) - (ANSWER)(B) 2 only
When the erect position is requested as part of an IVP, it is used to demonstrate
(A) the adrenal glands.
(B) the renal surfaces.
(C) kidney mobility.
(D) the bladder neck. - (ANSWER)(C) kidney mobility.
,For which of the following conditions is operative cholangiography a useful tool?
1. Biliary tract calculi
2. Patency of the biliary ducts
3. Function of the sphincter of Oddi
(A) 1 only
(B) 2 only
(C) 2 and 3 only
(D) 1, 2, and 3 - (ANSWER)(D) 1, 2, and 3
During chest radiography, the act of inspiration
1. elevates the diaphragm.
2. raises the ribs.
3. depresses the abdominal viscera.
(A) 1 only
(B) 1 and 2 only
(C) 2 and 3 only
(D) 1, 2, and 3 - (ANSWER)(C) 2 and 3 only
Standard radiographic protocols may be reduced to include two views, at right angles to each
other, in which of the following situations?
(A) Barium examinations
(B) Spine radiography
(C) Skull radiography
(D) Emergency and trauma radiography - (ANSWER)(D) Emergency and trauma radiography
Which of the localization lines seen in Figure 2-35 is used for the SMV (Schüller method)
projection of the skull?
(A) Line 1
(B) Line 2
, (C) Line 3
(D) Line 4
(Saia, p 144) - (ANSWER)(C) Line 3
#3 is the infraorbitomeatal line (IOML)
Which of the following projections of the abdomen may be used to demonstrate air or fluid
levels?
1. Dorsal decubitus
2. Lateral decubitus
3. AP Trendelenburg
(A) 1 only
(B) 1 and 2 only
(C) 1 and 3 only
(D) 1, 2, and 3 - (ANSWER)(B) 1 and 2 only
Blowout fractures of the orbit are best demonstrated using the
(A) lateral projection of the facial bones.
(B) parietoacanthial projection (Waters' method).
(C) posteroanterior projection with a 15º caudal angle.
(D) Sweet's localization method. - (ANSWER)(B) parietoacanthial projection (Waters' method).
Which of the following positions demonstrates all the paranasal sinuses?
(A) Parietoacanthial
(B) PA axial
(C) Lateral
(D) True PA - (ANSWER)(C) Lateral
Which of the following positions will provide an AP projection of the L5-S1 interspace?
(A) Patient AP with 30 to 35º angle cephalad
(B) Patient AP with 30 to 35º angle caudad
(C) Patient AP with 0º angle
(D) Patient lateral, coned to L5 - (ANSWER)(A) Patient AP with 30 to 35º angle cephalad
Which of the following anatomic structures is indicated by the number 2 in Figure 2-7?
(A) Talus
(B) Medial malleolus
(C) Lateral malleolus
(D) Lateral tibial condyle
(Cornuelle & Gronefeld, pp 193-195) - (ANSWER)(B) Medial malleolus
The four major arteries supplying the brain include the
1. brachiocephalic artery.
2. common carotid arteries.
3. vertebral arteries.
(A) 1 and 2 only
(B) 1 and 3 only
(C) 2 and 3 only
(D) 1, 2, and 3 - (ANSWER)(C) 2 and 3 only
What process is best seen using a perpendicular CR with the elbow in acute flexion and with the
posterior aspect of the humerus adjacent to the image recorder?
(A) Coracoid
(B) Coronoid
,(C) Olecranon
(D) Glenoid - (ANSWER)(C) Olecranon
What are the positions most commonly employed for a radiographic examination of the sternum?
1. Lateral
2. RAO
3. LAO
(A) 1 and 2 only
(B) 1 and 3 only
(C) 2 and 3 only
(D) 1, 2, and 3 - (ANSWER)(A) 1 and 2 only
Which of the positions illustrated in Figure 2-1 should be used to demonstrate the cervical
apophyseal articulations?
1. A
2. B
3. C
(A) 1 only
(B) 2 only
(C) 1 and 3 only
(D) 2 and 3 only
(Ballinger & Frank, pp 400-403) - (ANSWER)(B) 2 only
When the erect position is requested as part of an IVP, it is used to demonstrate
(A) the adrenal glands.
(B) the renal surfaces.
(C) kidney mobility.
(D) the bladder neck. - (ANSWER)(C) kidney mobility.
,For which of the following conditions is operative cholangiography a useful tool?
1. Biliary tract calculi
2. Patency of the biliary ducts
3. Function of the sphincter of Oddi
(A) 1 only
(B) 2 only
(C) 2 and 3 only
(D) 1, 2, and 3 - (ANSWER)(D) 1, 2, and 3
During chest radiography, the act of inspiration
1. elevates the diaphragm.
2. raises the ribs.
3. depresses the abdominal viscera.
(A) 1 only
(B) 1 and 2 only
(C) 2 and 3 only
(D) 1, 2, and 3 - (ANSWER)(C) 2 and 3 only
Standard radiographic protocols may be reduced to include two views, at right angles to each
other, in which of the following situations?
(A) Barium examinations
(B) Spine radiography
(C) Skull radiography
(D) Emergency and trauma radiography - (ANSWER)(D) Emergency and trauma radiography
Which of the localization lines seen in Figure 2-35 is used for the SMV (Schüller method)
projection of the skull?
(A) Line 1
(B) Line 2
, (C) Line 3
(D) Line 4
(Saia, p 144) - (ANSWER)(C) Line 3
#3 is the infraorbitomeatal line (IOML)
Which of the following projections of the abdomen may be used to demonstrate air or fluid
levels?
1. Dorsal decubitus
2. Lateral decubitus
3. AP Trendelenburg
(A) 1 only
(B) 1 and 2 only
(C) 1 and 3 only
(D) 1, 2, and 3 - (ANSWER)(B) 1 and 2 only
Blowout fractures of the orbit are best demonstrated using the
(A) lateral projection of the facial bones.
(B) parietoacanthial projection (Waters' method).
(C) posteroanterior projection with a 15º caudal angle.
(D) Sweet's localization method. - (ANSWER)(B) parietoacanthial projection (Waters' method).
Which of the following positions demonstrates all the paranasal sinuses?
(A) Parietoacanthial
(B) PA axial
(C) Lateral
(D) True PA - (ANSWER)(C) Lateral
