Protocols

Question 1

Transverse 12:00 is the same as

Answer 1

Anti-radial

Question 2

Transverse 12:00 is the same as

Answer 2

Anti-radial

Question 3

Sag 12:00

Answer 3

Radial

Question 4

Sag 3:00

Answer 4

Anti-radial

Question 5

Transverse 6:00

Answer 5

Anti-radial

Question 6

What pt position is optimal in evaluating a lesion found in the extreme lateral portion of the breast?

Answer 6

Steep oblique

Question 7

Ideal thickness of a stand-off pad for breast imaging

Answer 7

1cm

Question 8

A mass found in the lower-inner quadrant of the left breast is what o’clock

Answer 8

7 or 8

Question 9

Echolucent and sonolucent mean the same as

Answer 9

Anechoic

Question 10

Scanning perpendicular or orthogonal to the radial plane describes?

Answer 10

Anti-radial

Question 11

The most important and aium- recommended scan plan for a solid breast mass is?

Answer 11

Radial

Question 12

If the sonographer simultaneously traps a palpable lesion with one hand while scanning over the lesion with the other is?

Answer 12

Echo palpation

Question 13

Sonodense, sonopaque, echodense all mean the same as

Answer 13

Hyperechoic

Question 14

Complex means

Answer 14

Both solid and cystic components

Question 15

Locationof a mass is described on ultrasound at 6:00 2A. What does 2A mean?

Answer 15

Mid distance from the nipple, close to the skin

Question 16

Transverse at 9:00

Answer 16

Radial

Question 17

Quadrants of the breast?

Answer 17

Upper-outer, upper-inner, lower-outer, lower-inner

Question 18

A mass seen farthest from the marker on a CC mammographic view indicates what location of the breast?

Answer 18

Medial

Question 19

What is meant by “targeted ultrasound”?

Answer 19

Only a specific area of the breast is examined

Question 20

Normal length of a lymph node should not exceed _____ and the cortical thickness should not exceed ____.

Answer 20

2cm and 3mm

Question 21

3B implies what about the location of the tumor?

Answer 21

Near the periphery and mid depth

Question 22

The right breast is best evaluated in the ____ position and the left breast is best evaluated in the ____ position.

Answer 22

LPO, RPO

Question 23

Using transducer pressure while scanning toward the nipple on a dilated duct may hive the so ographer the ability to differentiate debris versus tumor within the duct. This describes?

Answer 23

Ballottement maneuver

Question 24

Sagittal at 9 o’clock is the same as what other transducer position at 9 o’clock?

Answer 24

Anti-radial

Question 25

What is meant by targeted ultrasound?

Answer 25

Scanning only the suspicious area

Question 26

Transverse at 3 o’clock is the same as what other transducer position at 3 o’clock?

Answer 26

Radial

Question 27

Ballottement maneuver during breast ultrasound implies

Answer 27

Using transducer pressure to move debris or fluid within a dilated duct

Question 28

Which techniques improve visualization of the nipple?

Answer 28

Stand off pad, rolled nipple technique, superficial elevation focus

Question 29

Which scanning plan can demonstrate the entire breast lobe?

Answer 29

Radial

Question 30

Mass described on sonography at 2:00 1C. What does 1C mean

Answer 30

Close to the nipple, deep near the chest wall

Question 31

AR notation means?

Answer 31

Anti-radial scan plane

Question 32

Vibratiional Doppler imaging is also known as as what technique?

Answer 32

Fremitus

Question 33

Whole breast ultrasound means?

Answer 33

Scanning the wntire breast likely for screening purposes.

Question 34

If a solid mass is seen, the sonographer should

Answer 34

Scan in the radial and anti-radial scan planes

Question 35

Best patient positioning for breast ultrasound

Answer 35

Supine-oblique position with ipsilateral arm raised

Question 36

FN anotation means?

Answer 36

Transducer location of distance from the nipple

Question 37

Upper inner quadrant of the right breast is what o’clock position?

Answer 37

12-3

Question 38

Sagittal at 6 o’clock is the same as what other transducer position at 6 o’clock?

Answer 38

Radial

Question 39

Compression is a dynamic scanning technique used by sonographers to assess whether

Answer 39

A mass changes shape with pressure

Question 40

Which scan plan resembles the hands of a clock

Answer 40

Radial

Question 41

What patient position is optimal in evaluating a lesion found in the extreme medial portion of the breast?

Answer 41

Supine

Question 42

What improves visualization of a superficial tumor?

Answer 42

Stand off pad

Question 43

In order to adequately image the nipple, what technique may be used?

Answer 43

Stand off pad

Question 44

Fremitus maneuver used with power doppler so ography, is helpful in breast imaging because

Answer 44

Normal Tissues vibrate and tumors do not

Question 45

Isoechoic is a term meaning

Answer 45

Having the same echogenicity