MAKO COMPETENCY UPDATED
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Mako CT scan requires 1 scan with 3 parts - CORRECT ANSWER - True
What is the earliest time before the procedure that a patient can be CT scanned? - CORRECT
ANSWER - 8 Weeks
The CT pitch should be entered at a 1:1 ratio - CORRECT ANSWER - True
The motion rod can be placed slightly anterior during the CT scan - CORRECT
ANSWER - True
How should the patient be positioned for the CT scan? - CORRECT ANSWER - Supine,
feet first
What 3 regions must be present in the CT scan? - CORRECT ANSWER - Hip, knee, ankle
The mako CT protocol requires 250mm FOV at the knee region - CORRECT ANSWER -
True
Thickness and spacing specifications need to be entered at a 1:1 ratio - CORRECT
ANSWER - True
Thickness & spacing parameters at the knee region on mako CT are: - CORRECT
ANSWER - 0.5 - 1mm
, What piece of equipment is necessary for the Mako CT scan? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Motion Rod
A mako CT scan is one continuous scan of 3 regions - CORRECT ANSWER - True
The motion rod must be visible in the hip, knee and ankle regions of the CT scan - CORRECT
ANSWER - True
What is the minimum amount of scan that needs to be above and below the distal femur? -
CORRECT ANSWER - 10 centimeters
If both a CD and USB are inserted in the laptop, the system will read the CD over the USB -
CORRECT ANSWER - True
When segmenting, include attached osteophytes - CORRECT ANSWER - True
After the 3D bone model has been generated, corrections CAN be made to segmentation -
CORRECT ANSWER - True
How many slices are generated during segmentation for the tibia - CORRECT ANSWER -
40
When setting the tibial bounds it should be set directly below the tubercle - CORRECT
ANSWER - True. Capturing as much distal tibia as possible would increase spacing
between slices
When setting femoral bounds, they should be rotated to align _________ to Whiteside's line -
CORRECT ANSWER - Parallel
Cadaver scans do not require a motion check - CORRECT ANSWER - True
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Mako CT scan requires 1 scan with 3 parts - CORRECT ANSWER - True
What is the earliest time before the procedure that a patient can be CT scanned? - CORRECT
ANSWER - 8 Weeks
The CT pitch should be entered at a 1:1 ratio - CORRECT ANSWER - True
The motion rod can be placed slightly anterior during the CT scan - CORRECT
ANSWER - True
How should the patient be positioned for the CT scan? - CORRECT ANSWER - Supine,
feet first
What 3 regions must be present in the CT scan? - CORRECT ANSWER - Hip, knee, ankle
The mako CT protocol requires 250mm FOV at the knee region - CORRECT ANSWER -
True
Thickness and spacing specifications need to be entered at a 1:1 ratio - CORRECT
ANSWER - True
Thickness & spacing parameters at the knee region on mako CT are: - CORRECT
ANSWER - 0.5 - 1mm
, What piece of equipment is necessary for the Mako CT scan? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Motion Rod
A mako CT scan is one continuous scan of 3 regions - CORRECT ANSWER - True
The motion rod must be visible in the hip, knee and ankle regions of the CT scan - CORRECT
ANSWER - True
What is the minimum amount of scan that needs to be above and below the distal femur? -
CORRECT ANSWER - 10 centimeters
If both a CD and USB are inserted in the laptop, the system will read the CD over the USB -
CORRECT ANSWER - True
When segmenting, include attached osteophytes - CORRECT ANSWER - True
After the 3D bone model has been generated, corrections CAN be made to segmentation -
CORRECT ANSWER - True
How many slices are generated during segmentation for the tibia - CORRECT ANSWER -
40
When setting the tibial bounds it should be set directly below the tubercle - CORRECT
ANSWER - True. Capturing as much distal tibia as possible would increase spacing
between slices
When setting femoral bounds, they should be rotated to align _________ to Whiteside's line -
CORRECT ANSWER - Parallel
Cadaver scans do not require a motion check - CORRECT ANSWER - True
