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1
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Transverse 12:00 is the same as

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Anti-radial

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Transverse 12:00 is the same as

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Anti-radial

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Sag 12:00

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Radial

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Sag 3:00

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Anti-radial

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5
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Transverse 6:00

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Anti-radial

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

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Steep oblique

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7
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Ideal thickness of a stand-off pad for breast imaging

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1cm

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

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7 or 8

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Echolucent and sonolucent mean the same as

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Anechoic

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Scanning perpendicular or orthogonal to the radial plane describes?

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Anti-radial

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

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Radial

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

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Echo palpation

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Sonodense, sonopaque, echodense all mean the same as

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Hyperechoic

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14
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Complex means

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Both solid and cystic components

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

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Mid distance from the nipple, close to the skin

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16
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Transverse at 9:00

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Radial

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17
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Quadrants of the breast?

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

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18
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A mass seen farthest from the marker on a CC mammographic view indicates what location of the breast?

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Medial

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19
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What is meant by “targeted ultrasound”?

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Only a specific area of the breast is examined

20
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Normal length of a lymph node should not exceed _____ and the cortical thickness should not exceed ____.

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2cm and 3mm

21
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3B implies what about the location of the tumor?

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Near the periphery and mid depth

22
Q

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

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LPO, RPO

23
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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?

A

Ballottement maneuver

24
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Sagittal at 9 o’clock is the same as what other transducer position at 9 o’clock?

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Anti-radial

25
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What is meant by targeted ultrasound?

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Scanning only the suspicious area

26
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Transverse at 3 o’clock is the same as what other transducer position at 3 o’clock?

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Radial

27
Q

Ballottement maneuver during breast ultrasound implies

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

28
Q

Which techniques improve visualization of the nipple?

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Stand off pad, rolled nipple technique, superficial elevation focus

29
Q

Which scanning plan can demonstrate the entire breast lobe?

A

Radial

30
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Mass described on sonography at 2:00 1C. What does 1C mean

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Close to the nipple, deep near the chest wall

31
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AR notation means?

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Anti-radial scan plane

32
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Vibratiional Doppler imaging is also known as as what technique?

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Fremitus

33
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Whole breast ultrasound means?

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Scanning the wntire breast likely for screening purposes.

34
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If a solid mass is seen, the sonographer should

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Scan in the radial and anti-radial scan planes

35
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Best patient positioning for breast ultrasound

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Supine-oblique position with ipsilateral arm raised

36
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FN anotation means?

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Transducer location of distance from the nipple

37
Q

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

A

12-3

38
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Sagittal at 6 o’clock is the same as what other transducer position at 6 o’clock?

A

Radial

39
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Compression is a dynamic scanning technique used by sonographers to assess whether

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A mass changes shape with pressure

40
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Which scan plan resembles the hands of a clock

A

Radial

41
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What patient position is optimal in evaluating a lesion found in the extreme medial portion of the breast?

A

Supine

42
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What improves visualization of a superficial tumor?

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Stand off pad

43
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In order to adequately image the nipple, what technique may be used?

A

Stand off pad

44
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Fremitus maneuver used with power doppler so ography, is helpful in breast imaging because

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Normal Tissues vibrate and tumors do not

45
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Isoechoic is a term meaning

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Having the same echogenicity

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