Chapter 01: The History of Diagnostic Medical Sonography and Sonographers
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MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Diagnostic ultrasound uses frequencies between:
a. 2.0 and 15.0 MHz.
b. 1.0 and 15.0 MHz.
c. 2.0 and 20.0 MHz.
d. 1.0 and 20.0 MHz.
ANS: D
2. Sound exceeds human hearing when the cycles per second exceeds:
a. 10,000 Hz.
b. 15,000 Hz.
c. 20,000 Hz.
d. 25,000 Hz.
ANS: C
3. Humans can hear frequencies as low as:
a. 10 cycles per second.
b. 15 cycles per second.
c. 20 cycles per second.
d. 50 cycles per second.
ANS: C
4. Sonography is the _______ oldest imaging modality.
a. second
b. third
c. fourth
d. fifth
ANS: B
5. Which physician devoted his career to the study and development of noninvasive
measurement of the peripheral vascular system?
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a. John Reid
b. Don Baker
c. Rokuru Uchida
d. Eugene Strandness
ANS: D
6. Which physician developed the first application of ultrasound for medical purposes?
a. Don Baker
b. George Ludwig
c. John Reid
d. James Willocks
ANS: B
7. Who discovered the importance of a full urinary bladder to visualize pelvic structures?
a. John Wild
b. Ian Donald
c. Inge Elder
d. Carl Hellmuth Hertz
ANS: B
8. Who explored the use of ultrasound in the heart using continuous wave and M-mode?
a. George Kossoff
b. William Wright
c. Inge Edler
d. Ian Donald
ANS: C
9. The phenomenon of piezoelectricity was discovered by:
a. the Curie brothers.
b. John Reid.
c. Ian Donald.
d. Wilhelm Roentgen.
ANS: A
10. Color flow imaging started to take off in the United States in:
a. 1980.
b. 1984.
c. 1987.
d. 1991.
ANS: C
11. Early sonographers were called:
a. radiographers.
b. ultrasound technicians.
c. ultrasound technologists.
d. ultrasound technical specialists.
ANS: D
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12. Who discovered X-ray?
a. John Reid
b. Martin Wilcox
c. George Ludwig
d. Wilhelm Roentgen
ANS: D
13. Which country led the development of color Doppler?
a. Germany
b. Japan
c. Holland
d. United States
ANS: B
14. Research began on medical applications for sonar after:
a. World War I.
b. World War II.
c. Korean War.
d. Vietnam War.
ANS: B
15. George Kossoff helped to develop:
a. M-mode.
b. grayscale.
c. color Doppler.
d. continuous wave Doppler.
ANS: B
16. In 1980, _____ shades of gray were displayed in the static B-scanner.
a. 32
b. 64
c. 128
d. 256
ANS: B
17. Who first considered using ultrasound to distinguish between healthy and cancerous tissue in
both the breast and intestines?
a. John Wild
b. Douglass Howry
c. Ian Donald
d. George Ludwig
ANS: A
18. Who tried to disprove Christian Doppler’s theory using a musician on a train?
a. Shigeo Satomura
b. Robert Rushner
c. Eugene Strandess
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d. Christoph Hedrick Diederik
ANS: D
19. Who developed the first Doppler device for medical diagnostic purposes?
a. Eugene Strandess
b. Shigeo Satomura
c. Robert Rushner
d. Koroku Namekawa
ANS: B
20. The first annual sonographer awareness week occurred in:
a. 1980.
b. 1984.
c. 1987.
d. 1991.
ANS: D
21. The American Medical Association defines technician as someone with:
a. a high school diploma.
b. 6 weeks to 6 months beyond high school.
c. 6-12 months beyond high school.
d. 2 years beyond high school.
ANS: B
22. The RVT credential was first offered in:
a. 1980.
b. 1983.
c. 1990.
d. 1991.
ANS: B
23. The first practical, oral, and written ultrasound examinations were administered in:
a. 1970.
b. 1974.
c. 1980.
d. 1983.
ANS: B
24. The RDCS credential was first offered in:
a. 1980.
b. 1983.
c. 1990.
d. 1991.
ANS: C
25. The term sonologist refers to a ____________ who interprets the ultrasound study.
a. radiologist