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Which of the following is not a contrast media used in radiological procedures?
a. Isovue b. Omnipaque c. Xenon d. Sonolucent |
d. Sonolucent
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Radiologists often refer to bodily planes when describing x-rays. The plane which cuts directly through the body vertically into right and left sides is called:
a. Dorsal plane b. Transverse plane c. Ventral plane d. Midsagittal plane |
d. Midsagittal plane
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The bodily plane separating the body in half horizontally is called the:
a. Midsagittal plane b. Superior plane c. Ventral plane d. Transverse plane |
d. Transverse plane
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An x-ray taken in the left lateral decubitus position would mean the individual is:
a. Lying with the left side up b. Lying on the back with legs bent c. Lying with the left side down d. Lying face up |
c. Lying with the left side down
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A radiograph taken with the patient lying on his/her back with the head lowered by tilting the table at a 45-degree angle is termed the:
a. Trendelenburg position b. Supine position c. Sims position d. Fowler position |
a. Trendelenburg position
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Which of the following is a mammography rating system for reporting breast lesions?
a. BIRADS b. Karnofsky c. Baume d. Gray scale |
a. BIRADS
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An MVA victim presents to the ER with difficulty breathing. The ER physician orders a portable PA of the chest to rule out hemothorax or pneumothorax. What does PA mean?
a. The x-ray beam passes through the patient from front to back b. The x-ray beam passes through the patient from back to front c. The x-ray beam passes through the patient from an anterior position only d. The x-ray beam passes through the patient from a cephalic position |
b. The x-ray beam passes through the patient from back to front
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A patient was admitted to the hospital with a persistent cough, fever, weight loss, and one episode of blood-streaked sputum. A PA chest film did not look abnormal so a lordotic view film was ordered. What is a lordotic view?
a. The patient lies on the left side with knees bent b. The patient stands erect with arms held above head c. The patient stands leaning backward d. The patient stands leaning forward |
c. The patient stands leaning backward
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On a chest x-ray, changes in the size of the heart may be seen in the:
a. Enhanced view only b. Cardiac silhouette c. Acoustic showing d. M-mode only |
b. Cardiac silhouette
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Computerized tomography uses which imaging technology?
a. X-rays b. Magnets and radio waves c. Sound waves d. Radioisotopes |
a. X-rays
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A number assigned to a pixel in a CT scan which represents the amount of radiation that was absorbed by the tissue at that point in the image is called:
a. Hounsfield unit b. RAD c. T1 d. Sievert |
a. Hounsfield unit
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One gray, which is a unit of measure equal to 100 rads, is abbreviated:
a. Gr b. Gy c. Ga d. gr |
b. Gy
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Examination of the gallbladder and bile ducts by nuclear medicine scanning is termed:
a. HIDA scan b. Cholescintigraphy c. Cholecystatony d. A & B |
d. A & B
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An upper GI series might be immediately followed by:
a. VCUG b. Small-bowel follow-through c. Pyelography d. PET scan |
b. Small-bowel follow-through
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Imaging of blood vessels using special sequences which enhance the signal of flowing blood and suppress that from other tissues is called:
a. MUGA scan b. Magnetic resonance angiography c. Nuclear HIDA scan d. PET scan |
b. Magnetic resonance angiography
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Gadolinium is a commonly used contrast media for:
a. CT scans b. X-rays c. PET scans d. MRI scans |
d. MRI scans
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Technetium is used extensively as a radiographic tracer in imaging studies of:
a. Internal organs b. The cranium c. Joint spaces d. The fascial layers |
a. Internal organs
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Which of the following is the correct way to transcribe 40 millicuries of technetium?
a. 40 mCi(99m)Tc b. 40 mcu Tc 99m c. 40 mc tc99 d. 40 mlc Tc 99 |
a. mCi(99m)Tc
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A T1-weighted image will have a:
a. Bright water signal b. Bright bone signal c. Bright fat signal d. Bright tissue signal |
c. Bright fat signal
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A plain radiograph taken immediately before contrast medium is given is called a:
a. Stress film b. Flat plate c. Scout film d. Spot film |
c. Scout film
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A bone density result reported as the bone density relative to a 30-year-old female is called a:
a. Z-score b. T-score c. C-score d. B-score |
b. T-score
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Spiral computed tomography is also known as:
a. Collimated computed tomography b. Triphasic computed tomography c. Helical computed tomography d. Flow velocity computed tomography |
c. Helical computed tomography
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An MRI technique use to enhance the T1 and T2 signals and thus improve the image is called:
a. Attenuation b. Spin echo c. Triphasic flow velocity d. Signal intensity calibration |
b. Spin echo
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In an x-ray, the process of restricting and confining the x-ray beam to a given area and, in nuclear medicine, of restricting the detection of emitted radiations from a given area of interest is called:
a. Directed sonography b. Pulse sequencing c. Superconducting d. Collimation |
d. Collimation
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The location, measurement, or delineation of deep structures by measuring the reflection or transmission of high frequency sound waves is known as:
a. Sonography b. PET c. SPECT d. Spin echo |
a. Sonography
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An ultrasound method which measures both the speed and direction of blood flow and is of diagnostic value in peripheral vascular and cardiac disease is known as:
a. DSA b. Shadowing c. Duplex Doppler d. Pulse sequencing |
c. Duplex Doppler
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An intraoral dental film adapted to show the coronal portion and cervical third of the root of the teeth in near occlusion, especially useful in detecting interproximal caries and determining alveolar septal height, is called a:
a. Panorex b. Bitewing c. Tesla d. Mandibular film |
b. Bitewing
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In neuroradiology, the various sutures of the skull are often dictated. For example, the lines of union between the two parietal bones is called the:
a. Frontal suture b. Lambdoid suture c. Parietal suture d. Sagittal suture |
d. Sagittal suture
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Since plain skull films are often normal in patients with brain tumors, which study below is usually used to expeditiously diagnose a brain tumor?
a. MRI b. Angiography c. CT d. MRA |
a. MRI
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In a radiologic description of a patient's vertebral column, the term radiolucency is used repeatedly. What does radiolucency mean?
a. Relatively penetrable by x-rays. b. Unable to be penetrated by x-rays c. Relative dessication d. An area of uptake |
a. Relatively penetrable by x-rays.
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