Exam 6: Basic Ultrasound Imaging: Techniques, Terminology, and Tips

Choose the term that describes a structure with a uniform texture or composition.

Which of the following terms describes a simple cyst?

Select the vessel that should be included in a transverse view of the liver.

Increased brightness posterior to an anechoic structure is termed:

How is the liver oriented on the monitor when scanning on the transverse plane?

Which artery courses along the anterolateral border of the head of the pancreas?

In a transverse image of the lower pole of the kidney, the psoas muscle lies:

Select the term that describes a diffuse disease process or metastatic disease.

Heterogeneous describes this type of mass.

The texture of the spleen should be compared with that of the _____________.

Identify the shape of a curved array transducer image.

Specific indications for an abdominal ultrasound examination include all of the following except:

Which one of the following patient positions is best for imaging the spleen?

Identify the sonographic characteristic of a cystic mass.

Another term for sonolucent is:

An echo-free structure is described as:

Which of the following vessels lies posterior and inferior to the pancreas?

Doppler imaging demonstrates flow toward and away from the transducer. Identify the direction the spectral tracing displays with flow toward the transducer.

Which of the following is the opposite of echogenic?

Flow in the inferior vena cava ___________ in the presence of thrombus.