,ARDMS Abdomen Registry Exam 2025 –
Complete Study Guide, Ultrasound Review
Notes, Sonography Practice Questions &
Answers.
What are predisposing conditions associated with Bile Duct Carcinoma (Cholangiocarcinoma)?
ulcerative colitis, sclerosing cholangitis, Caroli's disease, choledochal cyst, parasitic infections
What is the name of the cholangiocarcinoma located at the hepatic hilum?
Klatskin tumor (should be seen without extrahepatic bile duct dilatation)
What are some possible causes of urinomas?
renal trauma, surgery, or an obstructing lesion
What 2 conditions are commonly associated with urinomas?
Renal transplant and posterior urethral valve obstruction
What are the 3 most common primary sources of carcinoma that metastasize to the adrenal
gland?
1.Lung
2.Breast
3.Melanoma
What genitourinary tract anomaly is commonly associated with a contralateral UPJ obstruction?
Unilateral multicystic dysplastic kidney
Name 3 abdominal masses associated with the elevation of alpha-fetoprotein
Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC)
Metastatic liver disease
Hepatoblastoma
Name 6 tumors associated with Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia syndrome:
Pituitary adenoma
Parathyroid adenoma
Medullary thyroid carcinoma
,Pancreatic islet cell tumors
Pheochromocytoma
Ganglioneuromatosis
Name 5 tumors associated with Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia (MEN) Syndrome:
Pituitary adenoma
Parathyroid adenoma
Medullary thyroid carcinoma
Pancreatic islet cell tumor
Pheochromocytoma
Multiple endocrine neoplasia (MEN) syndrome
a familial, autosomal dominant adenomatous hyperplasia
Name 4 tumors associated with (MEN) that can be visualized sonographically:
Parathyroid adenoma
Medullary thyroid carcinoma
Pancreatic islet cell tumor
Pheochromocytoma
What are other names for renal cell carcinoma?
Hypernephroma
Adenocarcinomas
von Growitz tumor
Renal cell carcinoma is associated with what 4 diseases?
Adult polycystic kidney disease
Acquired cystic disease
Von Hippel-Lindau syndrome
Tuberous Sclerosis
Name 4 defined well defined hyperechoic liver masses:
Hemangiomas, Hepatic lipomas, echogenic mets, and focal fatty infiltration
What are the ultrasound findings associated the significant acute pyelonephritis?
Renal enlargement
Hypoechoic parenchyma
Absence of sinus echoes
, Name 2 structures posterior to the IVC:
right renal artery
right adrenal gland
Name 2 structures posterior to the first portion of the duodenum:
CBD and GDA pass posteriorly to the first portion of the duodenum prior to entering the head of
the pancreas
Name the structure posterior to the third portion of the duodenum:
Aorta
Name the structure posterior to the head of the pancreas:
IVC
What are the four functions of the spleen?
Breakdown of hemoglobin
Formation of bile pigment
formation of antibodies
a reservoir for blood
What tumor of the adrenal gland is seen as an echogenic mass with an associated propagation
speed artifact?
Adrenal myelolipomas
What 2 tumors originate from the adrenal medulla?
pheochromocytoma
Neuroblastoma
What is the sonographic appearance of Caroli's disease?
Saccular, communicating intrahepatic bile duct dilatation
What other genetically acquired conditions are associated with Caroli's disease?
Infantile polycystic kidney disease
Congenital hepatic fibrosis
Choledocal cysts
Define acceleration time:
The interval of time from the beginning of systole tot he initial peak velocity
Complete Study Guide, Ultrasound Review
Notes, Sonography Practice Questions &
Answers.
What are predisposing conditions associated with Bile Duct Carcinoma (Cholangiocarcinoma)?
ulcerative colitis, sclerosing cholangitis, Caroli's disease, choledochal cyst, parasitic infections
What is the name of the cholangiocarcinoma located at the hepatic hilum?
Klatskin tumor (should be seen without extrahepatic bile duct dilatation)
What are some possible causes of urinomas?
renal trauma, surgery, or an obstructing lesion
What 2 conditions are commonly associated with urinomas?
Renal transplant and posterior urethral valve obstruction
What are the 3 most common primary sources of carcinoma that metastasize to the adrenal
gland?
1.Lung
2.Breast
3.Melanoma
What genitourinary tract anomaly is commonly associated with a contralateral UPJ obstruction?
Unilateral multicystic dysplastic kidney
Name 3 abdominal masses associated with the elevation of alpha-fetoprotein
Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC)
Metastatic liver disease
Hepatoblastoma
Name 6 tumors associated with Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia syndrome:
Pituitary adenoma
Parathyroid adenoma
Medullary thyroid carcinoma
,Pancreatic islet cell tumors
Pheochromocytoma
Ganglioneuromatosis
Name 5 tumors associated with Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia (MEN) Syndrome:
Pituitary adenoma
Parathyroid adenoma
Medullary thyroid carcinoma
Pancreatic islet cell tumor
Pheochromocytoma
Multiple endocrine neoplasia (MEN) syndrome
a familial, autosomal dominant adenomatous hyperplasia
Name 4 tumors associated with (MEN) that can be visualized sonographically:
Parathyroid adenoma
Medullary thyroid carcinoma
Pancreatic islet cell tumor
Pheochromocytoma
What are other names for renal cell carcinoma?
Hypernephroma
Adenocarcinomas
von Growitz tumor
Renal cell carcinoma is associated with what 4 diseases?
Adult polycystic kidney disease
Acquired cystic disease
Von Hippel-Lindau syndrome
Tuberous Sclerosis
Name 4 defined well defined hyperechoic liver masses:
Hemangiomas, Hepatic lipomas, echogenic mets, and focal fatty infiltration
What are the ultrasound findings associated the significant acute pyelonephritis?
Renal enlargement
Hypoechoic parenchyma
Absence of sinus echoes
, Name 2 structures posterior to the IVC:
right renal artery
right adrenal gland
Name 2 structures posterior to the first portion of the duodenum:
CBD and GDA pass posteriorly to the first portion of the duodenum prior to entering the head of
the pancreas
Name the structure posterior to the third portion of the duodenum:
Aorta
Name the structure posterior to the head of the pancreas:
IVC
What are the four functions of the spleen?
Breakdown of hemoglobin
Formation of bile pigment
formation of antibodies
a reservoir for blood
What tumor of the adrenal gland is seen as an echogenic mass with an associated propagation
speed artifact?
Adrenal myelolipomas
What 2 tumors originate from the adrenal medulla?
pheochromocytoma
Neuroblastoma
What is the sonographic appearance of Caroli's disease?
Saccular, communicating intrahepatic bile duct dilatation
What other genetically acquired conditions are associated with Caroli's disease?
Infantile polycystic kidney disease
Congenital hepatic fibrosis
Choledocal cysts
Define acceleration time:
The interval of time from the beginning of systole tot he initial peak velocity
