Lecture 1 Flashcards
1
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Fundamental aspect of ultrasound
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Echogenisity
2
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5 terminology echogenicity
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Hypoechoic Hyperechoic Isoechoic Anechoic Echogenic
3
Q
List the liver spleen and kidneys from darkest to lighest
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Kidneys, liver, spleen
4
Q
The diaphragm appears ____
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Echogenic
5
Q
2 types Echotexture
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Homogenous
Inhomogenous/ heterogenous
6
Q
2 types of contour and what it is
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Boarder of the object
Smooth or irregular
7
Q
4 sonographer parameters
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Echogenicity
Echotexture
Contour
Size
8
Q
Artifacts are due to ______ and are not _________
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Properties of sound and are not real
9
Q
Two types of artifacts
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Shadowing and acoustic enhancement
10
Q
What is shadowing
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Object infront absord the sound wave more rapidly
11
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What is accoustic enhancement
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Sound travel very fast through fluid causing bright posterior structure
