Week 1

Question 1

echogram / sonogram / sonogenic

Answer 1

Term used for an ultrasound scan (like “photogenic”).

Question 2

echotexture

Answer 2

The echo pattern of a structure and may be smooth, coarse or mixed.

Question 3

echogenicity

Answer 3

the strength of the echoes in the image. May be low/mid/high level.

Question 4

homogeneous

Answer 4

uniform echogenicity or texture

Question 5

heterogeneous/inhomogeneous

Answer 5

non-uniform echogenicity or texture

Question 6

anechoic/echolucent/sonolucent

Answer 6

without internal echoes

Question 7

sonodense

Answer 7

does not transmit sound

Question 8

echogenic/hyperechoic

Answer 8

comparative term for a structure that is more echogenic than another

Question 9

hypoechoic/echopenic

Answer 9

comparative term for a structure with fewer echoes than another

Question 10

isoechoic

Answer 10

comparative term for the same echogenicity as surroundings

Question 11

cyst

Answer 11

a rounded/oval shaped fluid filled structure which is anechoic with smooth thin walls, good through transmission and often has edge shadow artefact

Question 12

cystic

Answer 12

term often used for fluid filled structures; the structure is not necessarily a cyst

Question 13

complex

Answer 13

mass with variety of echoes within it; usually fluid and solid

Question 14

fluid level

Answer 14

interface between 2 fluids with different acoustic properties. fluid levels may change with patient position

Question 15

regular

Answer 15

refers to the smooth and regular margins of a structure

Question 16

irregular

Answer 16

refers to the margins of a structure