Mammo ARRT Questions and Answers |
Latest Version | 2025/2026 | Correct &
Verified
Which mammographic view best demonstrates the upper outer quadrant of the breast?
A. Mediolateral oblique (MLO)
✔✔B. Craniocaudal (CC)
C. Lateral
D. Axillary
What is the primary purpose of compression during mammography?
A. Increase patient comfort
B. Reduce exposure time
✔✔C. Reduce motion and tissue thickness
D. Improve magnification
Which type of breast tissue appears radiopaque on a mammogram?
A. Fat
✔✔B. Glandular tissue
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,C. Air
D. None of the above
Which artifact is caused by deodorant on the skin?
A. Motion blur
B. Grid cutoff
✔✔C. Radiopaque specks
D. Double exposure
The standard screening mammogram includes which two views?
A. Lateral and oblique
✔✔B. Craniocaudal (CC) and mediolateral oblique (MLO)
C. Axillary and lateral
D. Tangential and lateral
Which type of lesion appears as a white mass with irregular borders?
A. Cyst
✔✔B. Malignant tumor
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,C. Fatty tissue
D. Fibroadenoma
Which positioning error can cause nipple not to be visualized on a CC view?
A. Over-compression
B. Incorrect SID
✔✔C. Improper breast placement
D. Incorrect kVp
Which type of detector is most commonly used in digital mammography?
A. Photographic film
B. CCD camera
✔✔C. Flat-panel digital detector
D. PSP plate
Which breast density classification is considered “extremely dense”?
A. Mostly fatty
B. Scattered fibroglandular
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, C. Heterogeneously dense
✔✔D. Extremely dense
Which mammographic finding is most suspicious for malignancy?
A. Well-circumscribed mass
B. Oil cyst
✔✔C. Spiculated mass
D. Calcified fibroadenoma
Which positioning view best demonstrates the medial breast tissue?
✔✔A. Craniocaudal (CC)
B. Mediolateral oblique (MLO)
C. Lateral
D. Axillary
What is the main purpose of magnification views in mammography?
A. Reduce patient dose
✔✔B. Improve visualization of microcalcifications
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Latest Version | 2025/2026 | Correct &
Verified
Which mammographic view best demonstrates the upper outer quadrant of the breast?
A. Mediolateral oblique (MLO)
✔✔B. Craniocaudal (CC)
C. Lateral
D. Axillary
What is the primary purpose of compression during mammography?
A. Increase patient comfort
B. Reduce exposure time
✔✔C. Reduce motion and tissue thickness
D. Improve magnification
Which type of breast tissue appears radiopaque on a mammogram?
A. Fat
✔✔B. Glandular tissue
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,C. Air
D. None of the above
Which artifact is caused by deodorant on the skin?
A. Motion blur
B. Grid cutoff
✔✔C. Radiopaque specks
D. Double exposure
The standard screening mammogram includes which two views?
A. Lateral and oblique
✔✔B. Craniocaudal (CC) and mediolateral oblique (MLO)
C. Axillary and lateral
D. Tangential and lateral
Which type of lesion appears as a white mass with irregular borders?
A. Cyst
✔✔B. Malignant tumor
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,C. Fatty tissue
D. Fibroadenoma
Which positioning error can cause nipple not to be visualized on a CC view?
A. Over-compression
B. Incorrect SID
✔✔C. Improper breast placement
D. Incorrect kVp
Which type of detector is most commonly used in digital mammography?
A. Photographic film
B. CCD camera
✔✔C. Flat-panel digital detector
D. PSP plate
Which breast density classification is considered “extremely dense”?
A. Mostly fatty
B. Scattered fibroglandular
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, C. Heterogeneously dense
✔✔D. Extremely dense
Which mammographic finding is most suspicious for malignancy?
A. Well-circumscribed mass
B. Oil cyst
✔✔C. Spiculated mass
D. Calcified fibroadenoma
Which positioning view best demonstrates the medial breast tissue?
✔✔A. Craniocaudal (CC)
B. Mediolateral oblique (MLO)
C. Lateral
D. Axillary
What is the main purpose of magnification views in mammography?
A. Reduce patient dose
✔✔B. Improve visualization of microcalcifications
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