Breast sonography Exam 2025
Questions and Answers
______________ describes alternating compression and release which may be helpful in
demonstrating the mobility of echoes in ducts ir cysts - ANSWER✔✔-Ballottement
________________________ is used when you place the transducer in a radial position
with one end of the transducer adjacent to the nipple. apply pressure to the peripheral
end, farthest away from the nipple, while maintaining contact of the transducer to the
breast. slide the transducer to move the nipple to the side to reduce the shadowing from
the nipple and visualize the ducts posterior to the nipple - ANSWER✔✔-Peripheral
compression
_________________________ is used by placing the transducer over the nipple and
compressing or sliding the transducer to make complete contact with the transducer
face. Then roll the nipple to the side to evaluate the ductal system - ANSWER✔✔-
Rolled Nipple Technique
_______________________ is used by placing the transducer on the breast with one end
at the nipple place your hand on the opposite side of the breast to compress the tissues
, against the transducer. This improves the angle of incidence with subareolar ducts and
it evaluates the compressibility of the ductal system and any material within the ducts -
ANSWER✔✔-Two handed compression technique
The skin layer is normally less than ___________ - ANSWER✔✔-2mm
What layer of the breast is used to establish the game settings across the image? -
ANSWER✔✔-Subcutaneous fat layer
Name the layers of the breast tissue from most echogenic to least echogenic -
ANSWER✔✔-Skin -Cooper's ligaments -glandular tissue -fat -pectoralis muscles- blood
cystic fluids
Adult nulliparous breast tissue is described as: - ANSWER✔✔-Dense glandular tissue
and minimal fat
Adult multiparous tissue and increased age described as: - ANSWER✔✔-Increased fat
in all layers
During pregnancy glandular tissue expands and engorges with milk production during
lactation breast tissue may have a ___________________ appearance because milk
particles are reflective - ANSWER✔✔-Ground Glass
What type of calcifications are concerning for malignancy? - ANSWER✔✔-Clustered
punctate calcifications, segmental and Regional punctate calcifications , and linear
branching AKA ductal calcification
Questions and Answers
______________ describes alternating compression and release which may be helpful in
demonstrating the mobility of echoes in ducts ir cysts - ANSWER✔✔-Ballottement
________________________ is used when you place the transducer in a radial position
with one end of the transducer adjacent to the nipple. apply pressure to the peripheral
end, farthest away from the nipple, while maintaining contact of the transducer to the
breast. slide the transducer to move the nipple to the side to reduce the shadowing from
the nipple and visualize the ducts posterior to the nipple - ANSWER✔✔-Peripheral
compression
_________________________ is used by placing the transducer over the nipple and
compressing or sliding the transducer to make complete contact with the transducer
face. Then roll the nipple to the side to evaluate the ductal system - ANSWER✔✔-
Rolled Nipple Technique
_______________________ is used by placing the transducer on the breast with one end
at the nipple place your hand on the opposite side of the breast to compress the tissues
, against the transducer. This improves the angle of incidence with subareolar ducts and
it evaluates the compressibility of the ductal system and any material within the ducts -
ANSWER✔✔-Two handed compression technique
The skin layer is normally less than ___________ - ANSWER✔✔-2mm
What layer of the breast is used to establish the game settings across the image? -
ANSWER✔✔-Subcutaneous fat layer
Name the layers of the breast tissue from most echogenic to least echogenic -
ANSWER✔✔-Skin -Cooper's ligaments -glandular tissue -fat -pectoralis muscles- blood
cystic fluids
Adult nulliparous breast tissue is described as: - ANSWER✔✔-Dense glandular tissue
and minimal fat
Adult multiparous tissue and increased age described as: - ANSWER✔✔-Increased fat
in all layers
During pregnancy glandular tissue expands and engorges with milk production during
lactation breast tissue may have a ___________________ appearance because milk
particles are reflective - ANSWER✔✔-Ground Glass
What type of calcifications are concerning for malignancy? - ANSWER✔✔-Clustered
punctate calcifications, segmental and Regional punctate calcifications , and linear
branching AKA ductal calcification
