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ARDMS Sonography Principles and Instrumentation (SPI) practice test

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Question 1 Ultrasound physics fundamentals

Question 1: Ultrasound physics fundamentals

The propagation speed of sound in soft tissue is generally assumed by ultrasound systems to be which value?

Question 2 Wave parameters

Question 2: Wave parameters

The relationship between the frequency and wavelength of an ultrasound wave in a given medium is best described as which of the following?

Question 3 Resolution

Question 3: Resolution

Axial resolution, the ability to distinguish two structures lying along the beam axis, is improved primarily by which of the following?

Question 4 Transducers

Question 4: Transducers

In a piezoelectric transducer, the active element converts electrical energy into ultrasound and ultrasound back into electrical energy because of which property?

Question 5 Acoustic impedance

Question 5: Acoustic impedance

The amount of ultrasound reflected at a tissue boundary depends primarily on the difference in which property between the two media?

Question 6 Artifacts

Question 6: Artifacts

A bright echo followed by a series of equally spaced parallel echoes deep to it, caused by sound bouncing repeatedly between two strong reflectors, is which artifact?

Question 7 Doppler physics

Question 7: Doppler physics

The Nyquist limit, beyond which aliasing occurs in pulsed Doppler, is equal to which value?

Question 8 Doppler instrumentation

Question 8: Doppler instrumentation

Which of the following is an appropriate way to reduce or eliminate aliasing in pulsed wave Doppler?

Question 9 Attenuation

Question 9: Attenuation

Attenuation of ultrasound in soft tissue increases with which of the following?

Question 10 Bioeffects and safety

Question 10: Bioeffects and safety

The principle that ultrasound exposure should be kept As Low As Reasonably Achievable is summarized by which acronym?

Question 11 Safety indices

Question 11: Safety indices

The thermal index displayed on an ultrasound system provides the operator with an estimate of which of the following?

Question 12 Image processing

Question 12: Image processing

The time gain compensation control on an ultrasound system is used to accomplish which of the following?

Question 13 Beam focusing

Question 13: Beam focusing

Lateral resolution is best at which location along the ultrasound beam?

Question 14 Doppler angle

Question 14: Doppler angle

For the most accurate velocity measurement in spectral Doppler, the angle between the ultrasound beam and the direction of blood flow should be kept at or below approximately which value?

Question 15 Harmonic imaging

Question 15: Harmonic imaging

Tissue harmonic imaging improves image quality primarily by doing which of the following?

Question 16 Pulsed ultrasound

Question 16: Pulsed ultrasound

The duty factor of a pulsed ultrasound system describes which of the following?

Question 17 Color Doppler

Question 17: Color Doppler

On a standard color Doppler display, the color assigned to blood depends primarily on which factor?

Question 18 Continuous wave Doppler

Question 18: Continuous wave Doppler

A key limitation of continuous wave Doppler compared with pulsed wave Doppler is which of the following?

Question 19 Image storage and display

Question 19: Image storage and display

In digital ultrasound, the smallest individual picture element that makes up the displayed image is called what?

Question 20 Quality assurance

Question 20: Quality assurance

A tissue-equivalent phantom is used in ultrasound quality assurance primarily to evaluate which of the following?

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