ESP Breast Booklet Exam 2025
Questions and Answers
Which of the following transducers is most appropriate for breast imaging?
a. 10 to 13 MHz linear
b. 5 to 7 MHz linear
c. 5 to 10 MHz curved
d. 3 to 5 MHz annular - ANSWER✔✔-a. 10 to 13 MHz linear
If the image is too dark, what is the first adjustment you should make?
a. increase dynamic range
b. increase gain
c. increase power
d. decrease depth - ANSWER✔✔-b. increase gain
At what depth is the elevation plane focus of a 10 MHz transducer?
a. 1.5 cm
,b. 2.0 cm
c. 2.5 cm
d. 3.0 cm - ANSWER✔✔-a. 1.5 cm
Breast sonography utilizes what display mode?
a. A-mode
b. B-mode
c. M-mode
d. D-mode - ANSWER✔✔-b. B-mode
The breast examination begins with:
a. Mammography
b. Sonography
c. Biopsy
d. Breast-Self Examination - ANSWER✔✔-d. Breast-Self Examination
What is gynecomastia?
a. benign condition similar to fibrocystic changes
b. inflammation
c. breast enlargement in men
,d. metastatic breast disease from ovarian primary - ANSWER✔✔-c. breast enlargement
in men
What is desmoplasia?
a. host response to tumor invasion
b. irregular changes within fibroadenoma
c. enlargement or growth of a cyst
d. pre-cancerous state - ANSWER✔✔-a. host response to tumor invasion
Which of the following is not seen as a water density on mammography?
a. cyst
b. fibroadenoma
c. cancer
d. fat - ANSWER✔✔-d. fat
Sebaceous cysts are likely filled with
a. serous fluid
b. ascitic fluid
c. sebum and oil
d. synovial fluid - ANSWER✔✔-c. sebum and oil
, The most common type of non-invasive cancer is
a. DCIS
b. LCIS
c. tubular carcinoma
d. intraductal papillary carcinoma - ANSWER✔✔-a. DCIS
A breast mass with a swiss cheese appearance in an 8 year old is likely
a. juvenile fibroadenoma
b. juvenile papillomatosis
c. juvenile fibrocystic disease
d. Turner's syndrome - ANSWER✔✔-b. juvenile papillomatosis
All structures in the breast should be compared to the mid-level echogenicity of
a. muscle
b. fibroglandular tissue
c. fat
d. skin - ANSWER✔✔-c. fat
FNA stands for
a. focal nodular adenoma
Questions and Answers
Which of the following transducers is most appropriate for breast imaging?
a. 10 to 13 MHz linear
b. 5 to 7 MHz linear
c. 5 to 10 MHz curved
d. 3 to 5 MHz annular - ANSWER✔✔-a. 10 to 13 MHz linear
If the image is too dark, what is the first adjustment you should make?
a. increase dynamic range
b. increase gain
c. increase power
d. decrease depth - ANSWER✔✔-b. increase gain
At what depth is the elevation plane focus of a 10 MHz transducer?
a. 1.5 cm
,b. 2.0 cm
c. 2.5 cm
d. 3.0 cm - ANSWER✔✔-a. 1.5 cm
Breast sonography utilizes what display mode?
a. A-mode
b. B-mode
c. M-mode
d. D-mode - ANSWER✔✔-b. B-mode
The breast examination begins with:
a. Mammography
b. Sonography
c. Biopsy
d. Breast-Self Examination - ANSWER✔✔-d. Breast-Self Examination
What is gynecomastia?
a. benign condition similar to fibrocystic changes
b. inflammation
c. breast enlargement in men
,d. metastatic breast disease from ovarian primary - ANSWER✔✔-c. breast enlargement
in men
What is desmoplasia?
a. host response to tumor invasion
b. irregular changes within fibroadenoma
c. enlargement or growth of a cyst
d. pre-cancerous state - ANSWER✔✔-a. host response to tumor invasion
Which of the following is not seen as a water density on mammography?
a. cyst
b. fibroadenoma
c. cancer
d. fat - ANSWER✔✔-d. fat
Sebaceous cysts are likely filled with
a. serous fluid
b. ascitic fluid
c. sebum and oil
d. synovial fluid - ANSWER✔✔-c. sebum and oil
, The most common type of non-invasive cancer is
a. DCIS
b. LCIS
c. tubular carcinoma
d. intraductal papillary carcinoma - ANSWER✔✔-a. DCIS
A breast mass with a swiss cheese appearance in an 8 year old is likely
a. juvenile fibroadenoma
b. juvenile papillomatosis
c. juvenile fibrocystic disease
d. Turner's syndrome - ANSWER✔✔-b. juvenile papillomatosis
All structures in the breast should be compared to the mid-level echogenicity of
a. muscle
b. fibroglandular tissue
c. fat
d. skin - ANSWER✔✔-c. fat
FNA stands for
a. focal nodular adenoma
