Edelman SPI Comprehensive Exam
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Which of the following will not change with an increase in gain settings?
A. number of echoes displayed
B. reflection amp
C. brightness of the image
D. signal to noise ratio –
Correct Answer :D. signal to noise ratio
You are performing a liver US using the intercostal window and the entire image is very bright.
What is the best way to adjust the image to the appropriate brightness level?
A. adjust the overall gain
B. adjust the far field TGCs
C. adjust the power output
D. adjust the near field TGCs –
Correct Answer :C. adjust the power output
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Increasing the number of bits assigned to a pixel will:
A. increase image contrast
B. increase the brightness of the image
C. allow for the display of more shades of gray
D. increase the pulse repetition freq –
Correct Answer :C. allow for the display of more shades of gray
How many bits make up a byte?
A. 4
B. 8
C. 16
D. 256 –
Correct Answer :B. 8
You are scanning a thyroid gland with a 5cm wide linear array td. You are unable to document
the upper and lower poles in the same image to obtain a length measurement of the gland.
Which of the following techniques would assist in documenting the entire thyroid gland in a
single image?
A. extended field of view
B. spatial compounding
C. 3D volume rendering
D. electronic focusing –
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Correct Answer :A. extended field of view
If the US image is too black and white, which of the following will add more levels of grey to the
image?
A. decrease rejection levels
B. decrease compression
C. increase threshold levels
D. reduce dynamic range –
Correct Answer :A. decrease rejection levels
The more bits per pixel, the ________ shades of gray on the image and _______ improves
A. more, slice thickness res
B. more, spatial res
C. more, contrast res
D. less, contrast res –
Correct Answer :C. more, contrast res
In read magnification, the image size and _______ increases. In write magnification, image size
and ________ increases
A. frame rate, time of frame production
B. number of pixels, pixel size
C. pixel size, number of pixels
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D. reflection amp, transmitted amp –
Correct Answer :C. pixel size, number of pixels
__________ refers to the process of steering the scan lines in multiple views to evaluate tissues
with several pulses with varied incident angles
A. temporal compounding
B. freq compounding
C. coded excitation
D. spatial compounding –
Correct Answer :D. spatial compounding
Which of the following correctly describes apodization?
A. it is used to increase the production of grating lobes
B. it is a post-processing function that adjusts contrast res
C. it is performed by maximizing the voltage of the outer elements and reducing the voltage to
the central elements
D. it is performed by maximizing the voltage of the central elements and reducing the voltage to
the outer elements –
Correct Answer :D. it is performed by maximizing the voltage of the central elements and
reducing the voltage to the outer elements
Increasing the image size, while increasing the number of pixels in the real-time image indicates:
A+ TEST BANK 4
Edelman SPI Comprehensive Exam 1/Edelman
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SPI Practice Exam With Complete Questions
And Correct Answers with Deatailed
Rationales Graded A+
Which of the following will not change with an increase in gain settings?
A. number of echoes displayed
B. reflection amp
C. brightness of the image
D. signal to noise ratio –
Correct Answer :D. signal to noise ratio
You are performing a liver US using the intercostal window and the entire image is very bright.
What is the best way to adjust the image to the appropriate brightness level?
A. adjust the overall gain
B. adjust the far field TGCs
C. adjust the power output
D. adjust the near field TGCs –
Correct Answer :C. adjust the power output
A+ TEST BANK 1
, Edelman SPI Comprehensive Exam
Increasing the number of bits assigned to a pixel will:
A. increase image contrast
B. increase the brightness of the image
C. allow for the display of more shades of gray
D. increase the pulse repetition freq –
Correct Answer :C. allow for the display of more shades of gray
How many bits make up a byte?
A. 4
B. 8
C. 16
D. 256 –
Correct Answer :B. 8
You are scanning a thyroid gland with a 5cm wide linear array td. You are unable to document
the upper and lower poles in the same image to obtain a length measurement of the gland.
Which of the following techniques would assist in documenting the entire thyroid gland in a
single image?
A. extended field of view
B. spatial compounding
C. 3D volume rendering
D. electronic focusing –
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Correct Answer :A. extended field of view
If the US image is too black and white, which of the following will add more levels of grey to the
image?
A. decrease rejection levels
B. decrease compression
C. increase threshold levels
D. reduce dynamic range –
Correct Answer :A. decrease rejection levels
The more bits per pixel, the ________ shades of gray on the image and _______ improves
A. more, slice thickness res
B. more, spatial res
C. more, contrast res
D. less, contrast res –
Correct Answer :C. more, contrast res
In read magnification, the image size and _______ increases. In write magnification, image size
and ________ increases
A. frame rate, time of frame production
B. number of pixels, pixel size
C. pixel size, number of pixels
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D. reflection amp, transmitted amp –
Correct Answer :C. pixel size, number of pixels
__________ refers to the process of steering the scan lines in multiple views to evaluate tissues
with several pulses with varied incident angles
A. temporal compounding
B. freq compounding
C. coded excitation
D. spatial compounding –
Correct Answer :D. spatial compounding
Which of the following correctly describes apodization?
A. it is used to increase the production of grating lobes
B. it is a post-processing function that adjusts contrast res
C. it is performed by maximizing the voltage of the outer elements and reducing the voltage to
the central elements
D. it is performed by maximizing the voltage of the central elements and reducing the voltage to
the outer elements –
Correct Answer :D. it is performed by maximizing the voltage of the central elements and
reducing the voltage to the outer elements
Increasing the image size, while increasing the number of pixels in the real-time image indicates:
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