Week 4 Quiz - Mammography
The junction between the inferior part of the breast and the anterior chest wall is the: -
answer Inframammary fold
Which ligaments provide support for the breast? - answer Cooper’s
The breast tissue of an adult, 25 year old male is usually - answer Fibro-muscular
Characteristics of fibrocystic breast changes include:
1. Decrease in fibrous tissue
2. Ductal narrowing
3. Multiple cysts - answer3 only
The most common type of benign breast tumors are composed of tissue that is: -
answerFibrous and glandular
Which two projections are taken during a screening mammogram? -
answerCraniocaudal and mediolateral oblique
Compression of the breast tissue and during mammography results in:
1. Decreased magnification
2. Decreased scatter radiation
3. Increased radiographic contrast - answer1, 2, and 3
The target or anode material most commonly used in mammography imaging systems
is: - answerMolybdenum or rhodium
The focal spot used for magnification projections of the breast is: - answer0.1 mm
The American College of Radiology recommends that the repeat rate for mammography
not exceed: - answer5%
T/F Compression of the breast will reduce geometric unsharpness of structures within
the breast. - answerTrue
The junction between the inferior part of the breast and the anterior chest wall is the: -
answer Inframammary fold
Which ligaments provide support for the breast? - answer Cooper’s
The breast tissue of an adult, 25 year old male is usually - answer Fibro-muscular
Characteristics of fibrocystic breast changes include:
1. Decrease in fibrous tissue
2. Ductal narrowing
3. Multiple cysts - answer3 only
The most common type of benign breast tumors are composed of tissue that is: -
answerFibrous and glandular
Which two projections are taken during a screening mammogram? -
answerCraniocaudal and mediolateral oblique
Compression of the breast tissue and during mammography results in:
1. Decreased magnification
2. Decreased scatter radiation
3. Increased radiographic contrast - answer1, 2, and 3
The target or anode material most commonly used in mammography imaging systems
is: - answerMolybdenum or rhodium
The focal spot used for magnification projections of the breast is: - answer0.1 mm
The American College of Radiology recommends that the repeat rate for mammography
not exceed: - answer5%
T/F Compression of the breast will reduce geometric unsharpness of structures within
the breast. - answerTrue
