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Physics Final Ch. 13-24 Flashcards

1
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Accuracy in time. Describes the ability to accurately show structures from instant to instant

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temporal resolution

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2
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Temporal resolution is determined by

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frame rate

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3
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System settings that affect frame rate

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imaging depth, number of pulses per scan

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4
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Multiple focal zones ______ the frame rate and _______ temporal resolution but has improved ______

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decrease, diminishes, lateral resolution

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5
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More pulses per scan line creates multiple focal zones

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multi focus

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6
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Allows the sonographer to control whether the low-level gray scale information within the data will appear on the displayed image

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Reject

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7
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Another name for reject

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threshold or suppression

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8
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Reject effect on the image

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affects all low level signals on the image, regardless of their location

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9
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Reject does not affect

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bright echoes

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10
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Made up of a single PZT element in the transducer, the electronics in the beam former/pulser, and the wire that connects them

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channel

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11
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6 major components of an ultrasound system

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transducer, pulser/beam former, receiver, display, master synchronizer

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12
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During transmission, transforms electrical energy into acoustic energy and during reception, transforms acoustic energy into electrical energy

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transducer

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13
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Creates and controls the electrical signal sent to the transducer that generates sound pulses

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pulser/beam former

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14
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The pulser determines the

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amplitude, PRP, PRF

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15
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The beam former determines the

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firing delay patterns for phased array systems

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16
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Transforms the electrical signals from the transducer (produced by the reflected sound) into an image to display

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receiver

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17
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Presents processed data-screen

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display

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18
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Archival of data

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storage

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19
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Maintains and organizes the systems components

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master synchronizer

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20
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Spatial resolution is also called

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detailed resolution

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21
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Spatial resolution is determined by

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pixel density

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22
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How to calculate number of gray shades

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multiply 2 by itself the same number of times as there are bits

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23
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Determines the range of brilliancies within the displayed image

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contrast

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24
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Bistable images are _____ contrast (black and white)

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high

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25
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Gray scale is ______ contrast

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low

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26
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Composed of two shades, black and white

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bistable images

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27
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Gray scale displays _____ levels of brightness

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multiple

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28
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Many shades of gray have better

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contrast resolution

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29
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With sector shaped images, the scan lines separate at increasing depths. “Gaps” or “missing information” exists between the scan lines, especially as the lines spread apart

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fill-in interpolation

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30
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Fill-in interpolation is form of

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preprocessing

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31
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Fill-in interpolation improves

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spatial resolution

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32
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Creation of an image from sound reflections at twice the frequency of the transmitted sound

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harmonic imaging

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33
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Harmonic frequency sound waves arise from _______ behavior

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non-linear

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34
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As sound waves travel in the bod, a miniscule amount of energy is converted from the fundamental frequency to the harmonic frequency

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tissue harmonics

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35
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Tissue harmonics occurs during

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transmission

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36
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Tissue harmonics are

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non-linear

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37
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Series of compressions and rarefactions

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sound

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38
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Sound travels at an _______ speed through soft tissue

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uneven

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39
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Sound is ______ through compression and ______ through rarefaction

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faster, slower

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40
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As an ultrasound pulse interacts with contrast agents, _______ harmonics are generated

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much stronger

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41
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Contrast harmonics are created because the microbubbles act in a _____ manner when struck by sound waves

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non-linear

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42
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Contrast harmonics are created during

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reflection

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43
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Occurs when blood moves with variable velocity

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pulsatile

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44
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In pulsatile flow, blood accelerates and decelerates as a result of

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cardiac contraction

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45
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Pulsatile flow commonly appears in

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arterial circulation

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46
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Occurs when blood moves at variable velocity

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phasic

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47
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In phasic flow, blood accelerates and decelerates as a result of

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respiration

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48
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Phasic flow commonly appears in

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venous circulation

49
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Occurs when a fluid moves at a constant speed or velocity

50
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Steady is present in

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venous circulation with held inspiration/expiration

51
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Characterized by chaotic flow patterns in many different directions and at many velocities

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turbulent flow

52
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Sound associated with turbulence is called a

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murmur or bruit

53
Q

A narrowing in the lumen of a vessel

54
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Effects stenosis has on blood flow

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changes in direction, increase in velocity, post stenotic turbulence, pressure gradient

55
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Velocity is highest where the vessel is

56
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The streamlines are destroyed and turbulence in the form of

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eddy currents/vortices

57
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Tissue vibration is called a

58
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Pressure downstream from the stenosis is _____ than the pressure upstream

59
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Describes the relationship between velocity and pressure in a moving fluid

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bernoulli’s principle

60
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Pressure related to the weight of blood pressing on a vessel measured at a height above or below heart level

A

hydrostatic pressure

61
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If blood pressure measurement is made at the level of the heart, the hydrostatic pressure is ______, no error in measured pressure

62
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If the blood pressure measurement is made below the level of the heart, the measured blood pressure is

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erroneously high

63
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If the blood pressure measurement is made above the level of the heart, the measured blood pressure is

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erroneously low

64
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Change in frequency from motion between the sound source and the receiver

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doppler shift/doppler frequency

65
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The frequency of sound changes when the sound source and the receiver move

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closer together or farther apart

66
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Doppler shift is a principle used to measure the

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velocity of blood in the circulation

67
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Doppler Shift (Hz)=

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reflected frequency-transmitted frequency

68
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Doppler shifts are in the ______ range of frequencies

69
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Doppler shifts are created when transmitted sound wave strikes

A

moving red blood cells

70
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Blood flow is moving toward the transducer

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positive doppler shift

71
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Blood flow is moving away from the transducer

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negative doppler shift

72
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Simultaneous anatomic imaging and doppler is called

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duplex imaging

73
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Advantage of PW doppler

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being able to select the exact location where velocities are measured

74
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PW doppler exact location is called

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range resolution, range specicity, range specific

75
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Most common error associated with doppler ultrasound

76
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An alias is a

A

false identity

77
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The false identity in PW doppler is that very high velocities in one direction are

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incorrectly displayed as going in the opposite direction

78
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Does aliasing happen with CW doppler

79
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Aliasing occurs when the doppler sampling rate (PRF) is

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too low in comparison to the measured blood velocities

80
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Two ways to avoid aliasing

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raise PRF (nyquist limit), reduce doppler shift

81
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Color doppler reports/measures

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average or mean velocities

82
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Color doppler is angle

83
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If the angle between the sound beam and blood flow is 90 degrees

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no doppler shift is created or measured, no color will appear in the vessel

84
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To correct aliasing on color doppler is to

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increase scale/PRF/nyquist limit

85
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Increasing the color doppler scale

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decreases the sensitivity to low velocity flow

86
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Identifies only the presence of a doppler shift

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power doppler

87
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Power doppler does not evaluate

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velocity or direction

88
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Power doppler mode is

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non-directional color doppler

89
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Advantages of power doppler mode

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increases sensitivity to low flow/low velocity flow, unaffected by doppler angles, no aliasing

90
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Disadvantages/limitations of power doppler mode

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no velocity or flow direction, low frame rate

91
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Appears as a hyperechoic region beneath tissue with abnormally LOW attenuation

A

enhancement

92
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Enhancement is completely unrelated to

A

speed of sound in soft tissue

93
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What assumption is not true with enhancement

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6 the strength of a reflection is related to the characteristics of the tissue creating the reflection

94
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Appears when the sound energy is transmitted in a direction other than along the beams main axis

95
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Lobe artifacts degrade

A

lateral resolution

96
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What assumption is not true with lobes

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4 reflections arise from structures located along the beams main axis

97
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Lobe artifact and true reflector are located ______ and ______

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side by side, at the same depth

98
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Created when sound reflects off a strong reflector and is redirected toward a second structure

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mirror image

99
Q

Mirror artifact is located

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deeper than the real structure

100
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Slice thickness artifact is related to dimension of the beam that is

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perpendicular to the imaging plane

101
Q

Small amplitude echoes and results from many sources

102
Q

Noise is more likely to affect ______ regions rather than ______

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low level hypoechoic regions, bright echogenic areas

103
Q

Phantoms are an

A

objective standard

104
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Have ultrasonic features similar to soft tissue, used to evaluate gray scale, tissue texture, multi focus

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tissue equivalent phantom

105
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Tissue equivalent phantom is similar to soft tissue in what 4 ways

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speed of sound in phantom is 1540 m/sec, attenuation, scattering characteristics, echogenicity

106
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Region close to the transducer where images are inaccurate

107
Q

In dead zone, it extends from the transducer to

A

shallowest depth where reflection appears

108
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Dead zone is assessed with the

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shallowest pins in a test phantom

109
Q

What can be used for help with dead zone for superficial structures

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acoustic standoff (or gel pad)

110
Q

Minimum distance at which two side by side pinds are displayed as two distinct images, PERPENDICULAR TO SOUND BEAM

A

lateral resolution

111
Q

Smallest distance at which two pins positioned PARALLEL to the sound beam are displayed as two distinct echos

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axial resolution

112
Q

Quality of being worthy, honored or esteemed

113
Q

Factors that make a patient vulnerable to a loss of dignity include

A

advanced age, infirmity, lack of privacy

114
Q

A primary mandate regarding clinical ultrasound is that the

A

benefit to the patient must outweigh the risk of the exam

115
Q

Maximal heating is related to the beams

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SPTA intensity

116
Q

Interaction of sound waves with microscopic, stabalized, gas bubbles (gaseous nuclei) in the tissues

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cavitation

117
Q

Proposed that bioeffects result from tissue temperature elevation

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thermal mechanism

118
Q

It is ______ to use diagnostic ultrasound in a non-medical setting for entertainment

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inappropriate

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