NBCE BOARDS PART 2 DIAGNOSTIC
IMAGING QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS.
Which of the following is enlarged if the left cardiac border is enlarged on a
P-A chest film?
a. left atrium
b. left ventricle
c. right atrium
d. right ventricle - CORRECT ANSWER -b. left ventricle
Which of the following utilizes a specific property of hydrogen atoms?
a. mri
b. ultrasound
c. plain x-ray
d. ct scan - CORRECT ANSWER -c. plain x-ray
Which of the following radiological findings is characteristic of sarcoidosis?
a. apical cavitations
b. bilateral hilar lymphadenopathy
c. segmental consolidation
d. absent lung markings - CORRECT ANSWER -b. bilateral hilar
lymphadenopathy
,Which of the following is the most common region of the spine to
experience calcification of the posterior longitudinal ligament?
a. scaral
b. lumbar
c. thoracic
d. cervical - CORRECT ANSWER -d. cervical
Which of the following controls the speed at which electrons go towards the
anode?
a. kv controls
b. rectifier gauge
c. exposure meter
d. filter size - CORRECT ANSWER -a. kv controls
Which of the following views is best for visualizing the interbertebral
foramina in the lumbar spine?
a. a-p
b. p-a
c. lateral
d. oblique - CORRECT ANSWER -c. lateral
Which of the following views is best for visualizing the pars interarticularis
in the lumbar region?
a. a-p
b. p-a
,c. lateral
d. oblique - CORRECT ANSWER -d. oblique
Which of the following lines is best used to determine the presence of
basilar invagination?
a. eisenstein's
b. shenton's
c. mcgregor's
d. macnab's - CORRECT ANSWER -c. mcgregor's
Which of the following is the best tool currently recommended for
screening against breast cancer?
a. mammography
b. thermography
c. ct scan
d. ultrasound - CORRECT ANSWER -a. mammography
Which of the following is seen only in systemic lupus erythematous and not
in rheumatoid arthritis?
a. intra-articular erosions
b. ulnar deviation which can be straightened
c. soft tissue swelling
d. swan neck deformity - CORRECT ANSWER -b. ulnar deviation which can be
straightened
Which of the following parts of the x-ray tube is responsible for
concentrating the electron beam?
, a. cathode
b. focusing cup
c. glass envelope
d. port window - CORRECT ANSWER -b. focusing cup
Which of the following is the best view to visualize the base of the sacrum?
a. a-p
b. p-a
c. lateral lumbosacral
d. spot with cephalad tilt - CORRECT ANSWER -d. spot with cephalad tilt
Which of the following is the most common primary malignant tumor of
long bones in teenagers?
a. ewing's tumor
b. chondrosarcoma
c. multiple myeloma
d. osteosarcoma - CORRECT ANSWER -d. osteosarcoma
Which of the following is the most likely cause of a well-circumscribed
lesion in the diaphysis of a long bone?
a. giant cell tumor
b. chondroblastoma
c. osteoblastoma
d. osteoid osteoma - CORRECT ANSWER -d. osteoid osteoma
IMAGING QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS.
Which of the following is enlarged if the left cardiac border is enlarged on a
P-A chest film?
a. left atrium
b. left ventricle
c. right atrium
d. right ventricle - CORRECT ANSWER -b. left ventricle
Which of the following utilizes a specific property of hydrogen atoms?
a. mri
b. ultrasound
c. plain x-ray
d. ct scan - CORRECT ANSWER -c. plain x-ray
Which of the following radiological findings is characteristic of sarcoidosis?
a. apical cavitations
b. bilateral hilar lymphadenopathy
c. segmental consolidation
d. absent lung markings - CORRECT ANSWER -b. bilateral hilar
lymphadenopathy
,Which of the following is the most common region of the spine to
experience calcification of the posterior longitudinal ligament?
a. scaral
b. lumbar
c. thoracic
d. cervical - CORRECT ANSWER -d. cervical
Which of the following controls the speed at which electrons go towards the
anode?
a. kv controls
b. rectifier gauge
c. exposure meter
d. filter size - CORRECT ANSWER -a. kv controls
Which of the following views is best for visualizing the interbertebral
foramina in the lumbar spine?
a. a-p
b. p-a
c. lateral
d. oblique - CORRECT ANSWER -c. lateral
Which of the following views is best for visualizing the pars interarticularis
in the lumbar region?
a. a-p
b. p-a
,c. lateral
d. oblique - CORRECT ANSWER -d. oblique
Which of the following lines is best used to determine the presence of
basilar invagination?
a. eisenstein's
b. shenton's
c. mcgregor's
d. macnab's - CORRECT ANSWER -c. mcgregor's
Which of the following is the best tool currently recommended for
screening against breast cancer?
a. mammography
b. thermography
c. ct scan
d. ultrasound - CORRECT ANSWER -a. mammography
Which of the following is seen only in systemic lupus erythematous and not
in rheumatoid arthritis?
a. intra-articular erosions
b. ulnar deviation which can be straightened
c. soft tissue swelling
d. swan neck deformity - CORRECT ANSWER -b. ulnar deviation which can be
straightened
Which of the following parts of the x-ray tube is responsible for
concentrating the electron beam?
, a. cathode
b. focusing cup
c. glass envelope
d. port window - CORRECT ANSWER -b. focusing cup
Which of the following is the best view to visualize the base of the sacrum?
a. a-p
b. p-a
c. lateral lumbosacral
d. spot with cephalad tilt - CORRECT ANSWER -d. spot with cephalad tilt
Which of the following is the most common primary malignant tumor of
long bones in teenagers?
a. ewing's tumor
b. chondrosarcoma
c. multiple myeloma
d. osteosarcoma - CORRECT ANSWER -d. osteosarcoma
Which of the following is the most likely cause of a well-circumscribed
lesion in the diaphysis of a long bone?
a. giant cell tumor
b. chondroblastoma
c. osteoblastoma
d. osteoid osteoma - CORRECT ANSWER -d. osteoid osteoma
