Chapter 20 Quiz Me Flashcards
The ACS recommends that women over the age of _____ should have a screening mammogram.
40
Each adult, female breast is made up of _____ lobes.
15-20
What is the name for the band-like extensions of fibrous tissue that provide support for the mammary gland?
Cooper’s (suspensory) ligaments
Common focal spot sizes for dedicated mammographic tubes range from:
0.1 to 0.3 mm
What is (are) the reason(s) for the high dose delivered during mammography?
low kVp, high mAs, limited added filtration
The major purpose of using sonography for studies of the breast is to:
distinguish between a cyst and a solid lesion
The most common benign tumor(s) found in the breast is/are:
fibroadenoma
Bone loss resulting from osteoporosis is first visible on images when it exceeds:
30%-50%
One of the chief functions of osteoclasts is to:
remove bone
The most common site for QUS is the:
Os calcis
Another term for a radiopharmaceutical used in nuclear medicine imaging is a(n):
ion
Which member of the nuclear medicine team has the responsibility of calibrating and maintaining the nuclear imaging equipment?
health physicist
The process of “annihilation” will produce a positron and an electron, which are converted into two _____ protons.
511-keV
The PET compound, 18F-FDG, is given to evaluate:
glucose metabolism
T or F: An increase in glycolysis in a specific organ or region of the body is indicative of malignancy during a PET scan.
true
