Pages: 22-47 (Diagnostic Imaging) Flashcards
All of the following are demonstrated on an AP Towne’s view except:
a. occipital bone
b. petrous pyramids
c. zygoma
d. sella turcica
d. sella turcica
The main factor controlling contrast on film is?
a. mAs
b. kVp
c. OID
d. SID
b. kVp
All of the following are associated with DJD except:
a. Heberden’s nodes
b. gullwings
c. nonuniform loss of joint space
d. ulnar deviation
d. ulnar deviation
Which is not a feature of slipped femoral capital epiphysis?
a. Abnormal Klein line
b. Increased tear drop distance
c. Varus deformity
d. Facet tropism
d. Facet tropism
Hydroquinone is a(n) _____, which helps to build up blackness on the radiograph.
a. accelerator
b. hardener
c. developing agent
d. preservative
c. developing agent
Spondylos is defined as _____?
a. vertebra
b. skeleton
c. femoral
d. fracture
a. vertebra
Which is not associated with degenerative spondylolisthesis?
a. Joint arthritis is one factor that contributes to degenerative spondylolisthesis.
b. Predominately affects females over 40
c. This condition is also known as pseudospondylolisthesis.
d. Occurs most commonly at L5
d. Occurs most commonly at L5
Spondyloptosis is not associated with which of the following?
a. Bowline of Brailsford
b. Napoleon’s hat sign
c. Gendarme’s sign
d. Grade 3 spondylolisthesis
d. Grade 3 spondylolisthesis
Which of the following is the most common type of idiopathic scoliosis?
a. juvenile
b. infantile
c. nonstructural
d. adolescent
d. adolescent
The SI unit of measure for rem is best represented as which of the following?
a. MeV (mega volts)
b. Sv (sievert)
c. C/kg (coulomb per kilogram)
d. Gy (gray)
b. Sv (sievert)
The dorsiplantar foot radiographic projection does not demonstrate the?
a. cuneiforms
b. metatarsals
c. phalanges
d. posterior tubercle of the calcaneus
d. posterior tubercle of the calcaneus
Uniform loss of joint space affecting both hands would be most likely seen in which condition?
a. RA
b. DJD
c. AS
d. SLE
a. RA
Which is responsible for the swelling of gelatin upon development of x-rays?
a. phenidone
b. sodium sulfite
c. glutaraldehyde
d. sodium carbonate
d. sodium carbonate
Posterior cervical obliques are taken _____ degrees cephalad.
a. 15
b. 10
c. 60
d. 45
a. 15
Which type of spondylolisthesis has a no defect in the pars involving a spina bifida at L5 and sacrum?
a. pseudospondylolisthesis
b. dysplastic
c. type IV
d. traumatic
b. dysplastic
Which reducing agent produces shades of gray on the developing film?
a. glutaraldehyde
b. sodium sulfite
c. potassium bromide
d. phenidone
d. phenidone
Fracture of the _____ is associated with Monteggia fracture.
a. radius
b. ulna
c. tibia
d. femur
b. ulna
Filtration in the x-ray tube is composed of _____?
a. copper
b. lead
c. aluminum
d. tungsten
c. aluminum
Which is not involved with RA?
a. Swan neck deformity
b. Juxta-articular periostitis
c. Ulnar deviation
d. Herberden’s nodes
d. Herberden’s nodes
The AP sacrum projection has a tube tilt of?
a. 45 degrees cephalad
b. 15 degrees cephalad
c. always perpendicular to the cassette
d. 45 degrees caudad
b. 15 degrees cephalad
Which of the following is not associated with multiple pseudo fractures (Looser’s lines)?
a. Rickets
b. Paget’s disease
c. Osteomalacia
d. Psoriatic arthritis
a. Rickets
All of the following are true pertaining to an anterior posterior Towne’s view except:
a. 10x12 film size
b. tube tilt is 35 degrees caudal
c. central ray passes through the external auditory meatus
d. FFD is 72 inches
d. FFD is 72 inches
- Towne’s view = Foramen magnum
All of the following has to do with a fractured radius except:
a. Galeazzi’s fracture
b. Monteggia’s fracture
c. Colles’ fracture
d. Smith’s fracture
b. Monteggia’s fracture
Thurston-Holland sign is associated with Salter-Harris type _____?
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
b. 2
Which type of fracture is most common in childhood?
a. pathologic
b. comminuted
c. greenstick
d. bowing
c. Greenstick
Colles’ fracture occurs at the _____; Smith’s fracture takes place at the _____?
a. radius, radius
b. ulna, ulna
c. radius, ulna
d. ulna, radius
a. radius, radius
Increasing all of the following will increase density on a radiographic image except:
a. mAs
b. OID
c. kVp
d. film-screen speed
b. OID
The body of the “Scotty dog” in a lumbar oblique projection is best represented as the _____?
a. lamina
b. transverse process
c. superior articular process
d. vertebral body
a. lamina
Which type of beam restrictor sometimes comes in a flare type having a distal diameter larger than the proximal diameter?
a. collimator
b. aperture diaphragm
c. cone
d. ionization chamber
c. cone
Dislocation of the lunate is suspected in your patient. Which view is best for this observation?
a. PA finger
b. AP elbow
c. lateral wrist
d. lateral elbow
c. lateral wrist
Which is not a type of phosphor used in modern intensifying screens?
a. lanthanum
b. gadolinium
c. calcium tungstate
d. yttrium
c. calcium tungstate
Which is used to neutralize the developmental residue that is still on the film from processing?
a. water
b. cycon
c. potassium sulfate
d. acetic acid
d. acetic acid
Which type of Salter-Harris classification will have fracture of the growth plate, epiphysis and metaphysis?
a. type I
b. type II
c. type III
d. type IV
d. type IV
All of the following are clearly demonstrated on cervical oblique projections except:
a. pedicles
b. von Luschka joints
c. IVF’s
d. external occipital protuberance
d. external occipital protuberance
Compression of the growth plate is seen in Salter-Harris type _____?
a. 2
b. 3
c. 4
d. 5
d. 5
The central ray is directed at the thyroid cartilage (C4) for which view?
a. AP open mouth
b. AP lower cervical
c. Water’s
d. Caldwell’s
b. AP lower cervical
Xeroradiography is used most commonly for exam of the _____?
a. stomach
b. breast
c. pancreas
d. liver
b. breast
The patient will be exposed with the most radiation when the bucky factor is?
a. 1
b. 4
c. 6
d. 7
d. 7
The anterior cervical oblique has the central ray directed at _____?
a. 15 degrees caudal
b. 90 degrees
c. 45 degrees caudal
d. 25 degrees caudal
a. 15 degrees caudal
Spondylolisthesis occurs most commonly at _____?
a. L4
b. L5
c. L3
d. C4
b. L5
Seat belt fractures are most common at _____?
a. T3-T6
b. L1-L3
c. T5-T8
d. C5-C7
b. L1-L3
Which of the following is at the level of the iliac crest?
a. L1
b. L4
c. S1
d. S2
b. L4
Which of the following patients is most likely to have degenerative spondylolisthesis?
a. female over 40 years of age
b. male over 40 years of age
c. female 20-40 years of age
d. male 20-40 years of age
a. female over 40 years of age
Which of the following helps to get ride of unexposed silver bromide crystals?
a. fixer
b. developer
c. activator
d. reducing agent
a. fixer
Which of the following is not a significant factor in controlling recorded detail on a radiographic image?
a. source-to-image distance (SID)
b. focal spot size
c. grid ratio
d. object-to-image distance (OID)
c. grid ratio
Which would contribute to the lack of fog on film?
a. hardener
b. water
c. restrainer
d. acetic acid
c. restrainer
Which of the following is a component of the fixer that stops the action of the developer in an automatic film processor?
a. acetic acid
b. phenidone
c. hydroquinone
d. potassium bromide
a. acetic acid
All of the following are typical signs observed in generalized osteoporosis except:
a. biconcave vertebra
b. wedged vertebra
c. splenomegaly
d. Schmorl’s nodes
c. splenomegaly
All of the following radiographic projections have a central ray positioned at C4 except:
a. lateral cervical
b. cervical oblique
c. lower cervical
d. swimmer’s
d. swimmer’s
Intensifying screens contain?
a. silver bromide
b. silver halide
c. gelatin
d. phosphors
d. phosphors
The most common type of spondylolytic spondylolisthesis occurs at?
a. L4
b. L5
c. C7
d. T6
b. L5
Which of the following has the greatest effect on the contrast of a radiographic image?
a. kVp
b. mAs
c. central ray angle
d. focal spot size
a. kVp
Fractures of the distal radius with distal fragments going towards the anterior describes?
a. Colles’ fracture
b. Smith’s fracture
c. Monteggia’s fracture
d. Galeazzi’s fracture
b. Smith’s fracture
The SI unit of measure for rad is which of the following?
a. Gy (gray)
b. Sv (sievert)
c. C/kg (coulomb per kilogram)
d. MeV (mega volts)
a. Gy (gray)
A transverse fracture of the fourth metacarpal is which type of fracture?
a. Rolando’s
b. Bennett’s
c. Boxer’s
d. Bar room
d. Bar room
Which is not a radiologic or clinical finding in RA?
a. ADI space is increased
b. Ulnar deviation deformity
c. Increased ESR
d. Romanus lesion
d. Romanus lesion
The David series without the oblique projections consist of how many views?
a. 4
b. 3
c. 5
d. 7
c. 5
Which is not a radiographic sign of neurotrophic arthropathy?
a. jigsaw vertebra
b. Charcot’s joint
c. increased bone density
d. swan neck deformity
d. swan neck deformity
Neurotrophic arthropathy is most likely to occur at which spinal area?
a. cervical
b. lumbar
c. sacrum
d. thoracic
b. lumbar
The maximum permissible dose is _____ mrem.
a. 5000
b. 500
c. 5
d. 100
a. 5000