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URR mock exam 1 SPI Exam Questions With
Correct Answers.
____ is defined as specific area or location where Doppler shift info is being obtained.
A. spectral broadening
B. nyquist limit
C. sample volume
D. spectral window - answer✔✔C. sample volume
Spatial resolution is:
A. the minimum reflector separation required to produce separate echos.
B. highest with linear phased arrays.
C. the weakest reflected signal the transducer can receive
D. another term for slice thickness resolution - answer✔✔A. the minumum reflector separation
required to produce echos
Which of the following Doppler angles would lead to the most significant error in estimation of
the flow velocity?
A. 25
B. 45
C. 65
D. 80 - answer✔✔D. 80
which of the following necessary machine setting with performing a contrast evolution of the
heart?
A. harmonic imaging off
B. mechincal index set to 0.3 or lower
C. mechanical index set to 1.0 or greater
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D. Low PRF color Doppler setting - answer✔✔B. mechanical index set to 0.3 or lower
How many pulses are needed per scan line in order to generate a single frame of color Doppler?
A. 6
B. 1
C. 16
D. 3 - answer✔✔D. 3
The rectus abdominis muscles are associated with ____, while the diaphragm is associated with
______.
A. shadowing, enhancement
B. comet tail, ring down
C. refractive shadowing, lobe artifact
D. refraction artifact, mirror image artifact - answer✔✔D. refraction artifact, mirror image
artifact
When evaluating a suspected arterial stenosis, a doppler angel of ____ degrees will produce the
most accurate flow velocity.
A. 0
B. 30
C. 60
D. 90 - answer✔✔A. 0
Increasing the angle of electronic steering causes _____ production of lobe artifact.
A. increased
B. decreased
C. no change
D. limited - answer✔✔A. increased
Put the following media in order from lowest to highest according to their acoustic impedance:
Bone
Air
Liver
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Blood - answer✔✔Air, blood, liver, bone
Even and odd harmonic frequencies are created by:
A. alternating current to different piezoelectric elements in the transducer array
B. non-linear sound wave propagation
C. variable timing of the firing of the piezoelectric elements
D. turbulent flow in the blood vessel - answer✔✔B. non-linear sound wave propagation
what type of transducer array has the fewest numbers of elements?
A. linear phased array
B. annular array
C. curvilinear sequential array
D. mechanical transducer - answer✔✔B. annular array
______ artifact is caused by refraction and results in subtle image degradation.
A. comet tail
B. scatter
C. misregistration
D. multipath - answer✔✔D. multipath
Which of the following will improve lateral resolution at all depths on the image?
A. dynamic transmit focusing
B. dynamic receive focusing
C. decrease probe frequency
D. use >3 focal zones - answer✔✔B. dynamic receive focusing
which of the following units is used to describe beam intensity?
A. dB/cm/MHz
B. dB
C. mW/cm 2
D. mW - answer✔✔C. mW/cm 2
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which of the following parameters cannot be evaluated by the AIUM test object?
A. depth calibration
B. distance calibration
C. gray scale
D. azimuthal resolution - answer✔✔C. gray scale
ultrasound hybrid imaging refers to :
A. using 2D ultrasound imaging with microbubble contrast
B. automated ultrasound imaging
C. fusion of real time ultrasound imaging with another modality to form a new evaluation
technique
D. comparing ultrasound images to a CT exam on a PACS system - answer✔✔C. fusion of real
time ultrasound imaging with another modality to form a new evaluation technique
which of the following system adjustments would increase the size of the spectral window?
A. decreasing rejection
B. changing from a 2mm to 4mm sample size
C. changing from a 4mm to 2mm sample size
D. tortuous vessel - answer✔✔C. changing from a 4mm to 2mm sample size
In read magnification, image size and _____ increases. In write magnification, image size and
____ increases.
A. pixel size, number of pixels
B. number of pixels, pixel size
C. reflection amplitude, transmitted amplitude
D. frame rate, time of frame production - answer✔✔A. pixel size, number of pixels
If the lines per frame increases and the depth remains the same, what other system parameter
must change for sound wave production?
A. propagation speed of the sound produced
B. signal to noise ratio
C. frequency
URR mock exam 1 SPI Exam Questions With
Correct Answers.
____ is defined as specific area or location where Doppler shift info is being obtained.
A. spectral broadening
B. nyquist limit
C. sample volume
D. spectral window - answer✔✔C. sample volume
Spatial resolution is:
A. the minimum reflector separation required to produce separate echos.
B. highest with linear phased arrays.
C. the weakest reflected signal the transducer can receive
D. another term for slice thickness resolution - answer✔✔A. the minumum reflector separation
required to produce echos
Which of the following Doppler angles would lead to the most significant error in estimation of
the flow velocity?
A. 25
B. 45
C. 65
D. 80 - answer✔✔D. 80
which of the following necessary machine setting with performing a contrast evolution of the
heart?
A. harmonic imaging off
B. mechincal index set to 0.3 or lower
C. mechanical index set to 1.0 or greater
, ©THEBRIGHT EXAM STUDY SOLUTIONS 8/27/2024 12:01 PM
D. Low PRF color Doppler setting - answer✔✔B. mechanical index set to 0.3 or lower
How many pulses are needed per scan line in order to generate a single frame of color Doppler?
A. 6
B. 1
C. 16
D. 3 - answer✔✔D. 3
The rectus abdominis muscles are associated with ____, while the diaphragm is associated with
______.
A. shadowing, enhancement
B. comet tail, ring down
C. refractive shadowing, lobe artifact
D. refraction artifact, mirror image artifact - answer✔✔D. refraction artifact, mirror image
artifact
When evaluating a suspected arterial stenosis, a doppler angel of ____ degrees will produce the
most accurate flow velocity.
A. 0
B. 30
C. 60
D. 90 - answer✔✔A. 0
Increasing the angle of electronic steering causes _____ production of lobe artifact.
A. increased
B. decreased
C. no change
D. limited - answer✔✔A. increased
Put the following media in order from lowest to highest according to their acoustic impedance:
Bone
Air
Liver
, ©THEBRIGHT EXAM STUDY SOLUTIONS 8/27/2024 12:01 PM
Blood - answer✔✔Air, blood, liver, bone
Even and odd harmonic frequencies are created by:
A. alternating current to different piezoelectric elements in the transducer array
B. non-linear sound wave propagation
C. variable timing of the firing of the piezoelectric elements
D. turbulent flow in the blood vessel - answer✔✔B. non-linear sound wave propagation
what type of transducer array has the fewest numbers of elements?
A. linear phased array
B. annular array
C. curvilinear sequential array
D. mechanical transducer - answer✔✔B. annular array
______ artifact is caused by refraction and results in subtle image degradation.
A. comet tail
B. scatter
C. misregistration
D. multipath - answer✔✔D. multipath
Which of the following will improve lateral resolution at all depths on the image?
A. dynamic transmit focusing
B. dynamic receive focusing
C. decrease probe frequency
D. use >3 focal zones - answer✔✔B. dynamic receive focusing
which of the following units is used to describe beam intensity?
A. dB/cm/MHz
B. dB
C. mW/cm 2
D. mW - answer✔✔C. mW/cm 2
, ©THEBRIGHT EXAM STUDY SOLUTIONS 8/27/2024 12:01 PM
which of the following parameters cannot be evaluated by the AIUM test object?
A. depth calibration
B. distance calibration
C. gray scale
D. azimuthal resolution - answer✔✔C. gray scale
ultrasound hybrid imaging refers to :
A. using 2D ultrasound imaging with microbubble contrast
B. automated ultrasound imaging
C. fusion of real time ultrasound imaging with another modality to form a new evaluation
technique
D. comparing ultrasound images to a CT exam on a PACS system - answer✔✔C. fusion of real
time ultrasound imaging with another modality to form a new evaluation technique
which of the following system adjustments would increase the size of the spectral window?
A. decreasing rejection
B. changing from a 2mm to 4mm sample size
C. changing from a 4mm to 2mm sample size
D. tortuous vessel - answer✔✔C. changing from a 4mm to 2mm sample size
In read magnification, image size and _____ increases. In write magnification, image size and
____ increases.
A. pixel size, number of pixels
B. number of pixels, pixel size
C. reflection amplitude, transmitted amplitude
D. frame rate, time of frame production - answer✔✔A. pixel size, number of pixels
If the lines per frame increases and the depth remains the same, what other system parameter
must change for sound wave production?
A. propagation speed of the sound produced
B. signal to noise ratio
C. frequency
