ARDMS SPI Practice Exam B 2025 With
Correct Answers
Which artifact is illustrated by this image? - correct answer a) Shadowing
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b) Side Lobe
d d d
c) Reverberation
d
d) Mirroring
d
What is increased if the pulse duration is decreased? - correct answer a) Bandwidth
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b) Line Density
d d
c) Frame Rate
d d
d) Duty Factor
d d
What is the most appropriate action for the sonographer to take when receiving a verbal order for an exam? -
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correct answer a) Deny performance of the exam until a written request is received
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b) Seek approval from supervisor
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c) Verbally repeat the request back to the referrer to verify correctness
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d) Document two forms of ID of the patient
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, What is the round trip time in soft tissue for an echo from a reflector at a depth of 1 cm - correct answer a) 1.54
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usec
b) 6.5 usec
d d
c)13 usec d
d) 26 usec
d d
What adjustment should be made to avoid the aliasing displayed on this spectral doppler image seen on
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spectral analysis? - correct answer a) Reposition sample volume so it is deeper.
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b) Decrease acoustic power
d d d
c) Change the doppler angle from 60 to 45 degrees
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d) Decrease the transducer freq
d d d d
In an unfocused transducer, what is the region between the transducer face and the point where the beam
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diverges? - correct answer a) Side lobe d d d d d d
b) Focal Zone
d d
c) Near field
d d
d) Far field
d d
What caused the color pattern demonstrated in the artery indicated by the arrow in this image? - correct
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answer a) Superimposed venous flow
d d d d
b) Aliasing
d
c) Flow reversal
d d
d) Color side lobe artifact
d d d d
What technique increases the sharpness of high contrast boundaries? - correct answer a) Edge enhancement
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b) Interpolation
d
c) Smoothing
d
d) Frame averaging
d d
Correct Answers
Which artifact is illustrated by this image? - correct answer a) Shadowing
d d d d d d d d d d d
b) Side Lobe
d d d
c) Reverberation
d
d) Mirroring
d
What is increased if the pulse duration is decreased? - correct answer a) Bandwidth
d d d d d d d d d d d d d
b) Line Density
d d
c) Frame Rate
d d
d) Duty Factor
d d
What is the most appropriate action for the sonographer to take when receiving a verbal order for an exam? -
d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d
correct answer a) Deny performance of the exam until a written request is received
d d d d d d d d d d d d d
b) Seek approval from supervisor
d d d d
c) Verbally repeat the request back to the referrer to verify correctness
d d d d d d d d d d d
d) Document two forms of ID of the patient
d d d d d d d d
, What is the round trip time in soft tissue for an echo from a reflector at a depth of 1 cm - correct answer a) 1.54
d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d
usec
b) 6.5 usec
d d
c)13 usec d
d) 26 usec
d d
What adjustment should be made to avoid the aliasing displayed on this spectral doppler image seen on
d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d
spectral analysis? - correct answer a) Reposition sample volume so it is deeper.
d d d d d d d d d d d d
b) Decrease acoustic power
d d d
c) Change the doppler angle from 60 to 45 degrees
d d d d d d d d d
d) Decrease the transducer freq
d d d d
In an unfocused transducer, what is the region between the transducer face and the point where the beam
d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d
diverges? - correct answer a) Side lobe d d d d d d
b) Focal Zone
d d
c) Near field
d d
d) Far field
d d
What caused the color pattern demonstrated in the artery indicated by the arrow in this image? - correct
d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d
answer a) Superimposed venous flow
d d d d
b) Aliasing
d
c) Flow reversal
d d
d) Color side lobe artifact
d d d d
What technique increases the sharpness of high contrast boundaries? - correct answer a) Edge enhancement
d d d d d d d d d d d d d d
b) Interpolation
d
c) Smoothing
d
d) Frame averaging
d d
