ARRT TEST 4

Question 1

Analog mammography is able to capture calcifications as small as what size?

Answer 1

1-2 mm

Question 2

Which of the following is used to protect the breasts from injury?

Answer 2

adipose tissue

Question 3

The FIRST degree of breast compression should be applied with which of the following?

Answer 3

moterized foot pedal

Question 4

Which of the following is used to manage all aspects of how a hospital is operated?

Answer 4

HIS

Question 5

Which of the following stimulates milk production in the glandular tissue?

Answer 5

prolactin

Question 6

The glandular tissue which opens at the nipple and which consists of alveoli containing milk-producing cells is known as which of the following?

Answer 6

lobes of the mammary gland

Question 7

According to the FDA, mammogram units should be evaluated after which of the following situations?

A new unit is brought into the facility

After undergoing a major repair

A mammogram unit has been disassembled and then reassembled in the facility

All of the above

Answer 7

All of the above

Question 8

A woman’s risk for breast cancer increases if they have their first live child after which age?

Answer 8

30

Question 9

The technologist’s role in the medical outcomes audit is to:

Gather pathology reports

Read the pathology report

Interpret the mammography report

Document findings in a pathology report

Answer 9

Gather pathology reports

Question 10

Which of the following is NOT true of inflammatory breast cancer?

The prognosis is typically positive.

There may be no palpable mass.

Metastasis develops early.

It is the most malignant form of breast cancer.

Answer 10

The prognosis is typically positive.

Question 11

The automatic exposure control (AEC) is designed to control the amount of exposure from the mammography tube by doing what?

Stopping exposure after a certain measure of time.

Slowly increasing exposure until the appropriate level is reached.

Stopping exposure when the pre-determined level is reached.

Slowly decreasing exposure once the image is complete.

Answer 11

Stopping exposure when the pre-determined level is reached.

Question 12

The mediolateral projection (ML) helps to:

Answer 12

Localize nonpalpable abnormalities

Question 13

One of the reasons for a patient to have a prophylactic mastectomy is if the patient has had radiation therapy at which of the following ages?

65 and 80.

40 and 50.

25 and 35.

10 and 30.

Answer 13

10 and 30.

Question 14

A woman should be counseled to perform monthly breast exams beginning at the age of?

Answer 14

20

Question 15

Of the following, which would be considered a function of a digital detector?

To absorb x-ray energy

Transmission of x-ray energy

To produce light current

To produce dark current

Answer 15

To absorb x-ray energy

Question 16

The American Cancer Society recommends a baseline mammogram at what age?

Answer 16

45

Question 17

Which of the following cancers begins in the duct and then invade the deeper structures of the breast and will possibly metastasize into the rest of the body?

Answer 17

invasive ductal carcinoma

Question 18

What kVp is used with a rhodium target tube?

22-30 kVp

26-32 kVp

32-40 kVp

20-28 kVp

Answer 18

26-32 kVp

Question 19

Estrogen causes the development of what?

Adipose tissue

Pectoralis major muscle

Glandular tissue

Pectoralis minor muscle

Answer 19

Glandular tissue

Question 20

Along with mammography, breast MRIs can help do what?

Determine if a tumor is cancerous.

Relieve patient anxieties.

Determine if a tumor is benign.

Define and measure tumors.

Answer 20

Define and measure tumors.

Question 21

Why do AEC systems make adjustments?

To get an image that is considered diagnostic quality.

To decrease the imaging speed.

To get any type of image, regardless of quality.

To increase the radiation exposure being used.

Answer 21

To get an image that is considered diagnostic quality.

Question 22

What is the 6th section of the HL7 standards?

Answer 22

Rules and references

Question 23

Which of the following is associated with the amount of a specified absorbing material that is required to decrease the intensity of the beam?

Answer 23

HVL

Question 24

The kVp for a mammography produces:

Answer 24

Low-energy x-ray beams

Question 25

A precancerous condition of the breast is referred to as which of the following? Atypical lobular hyperplasia Paget's disease Acinus Sarcoma

Answer 25

Atypical lobular hyperplasia

Question 26

The mammography technologist is needing to improve the appearance of the specimen. Which of the following interventions could potentially help them do this? Use a kVp setting of above 25 Stop compressing the specimen Do not magnify the specimen Use a kVp setting of less than 25

Answer 26

Use a kVp setting of less than 25

Question 27

Breast cancer that has metastasized to any other organ in the body is classed as which of the following stages?

Answer 27

Stage 4

Question 28

According to the FDA, each mammogram system should have compression paddles available to match the different sizes of what? Technician height The source-to-image distance The full-field image receptors Patient breast size

Answer 28

The full-field image receptors

Question 29

The various sizes of the compression paddles ensures which of the following? Proper exposure of the breast tissue Correct angling of the breast Proper compression of the entire breast The patient is fully comfortable

Answer 29

Proper compression of the entire breast

Question 30

Which of the following gene is a location where breast cancer starts?

Answer 30

Gene 11

Question 31

The skin on the breasts is:considered which of the following? Different from anywhere else on the body The thinnest skin on the whole body The thickest skin on the whole body Similar to the skin on the rest of the torso

Answer 31

Similar to the skin on the rest of the torso

Question 32

Collimators control the: amount of motion. the beam energy level. amount of compression. size and shape of the x-ray beam.

Answer 32

size and shape of the x-ray beam.

Question 33

When using the CC Implant Displaced view, which of these would be considered the second step? The patient bends forward from the waist. The breast tissue is pullled forward, while posteriorly displacing the implant. The patient then stands up. Gently pull breast tissue onto the cassette holder. Hold the inferior tissue against the edge of the bucky. Have patient push body against image receptor. Apply compression.

Answer 33

Gently pull breast tissue onto the cassette holder. Hold the inferior tissue against the edge of the bucky.

Question 34

What is/are the advantage(s) of using caudocranial (FB)? Helps view lesions in the upper portion of the breast Gives a smaller path to an inferior lesion when performing needle localization Maximizes the area of tissue viewed on male breast or a patent with pacemaker All of the above

Answer 34

All of the above

Question 35

CAD (or computer-aided detection) is pattern recognition software that identifies suspicious features on the image and brings them to the attention of the radiologist. The CAD algorithms require which format?

Answer 35

a digital file

Question 36

Pain from breast compression can be reduced by obtaining the mammogram: During menses 7 to 14 days after the onset of menses mid-cycle 1 week prior to onset of menses

Answer 36

7 to 14 days after the onset of menses

Question 37

Which of the following is removed in a modified radical mastectomy? Nipple Areola Breast's skin All of the above

Answer 37

All of the above

Question 38

An incisional biopsy removes what from the suspicious area? Half of the tissue A sample piece of tissue Three-quarters of the tissue The entire tissue

Answer 38

A sample piece of tissue

Question 39

Which of the following help trigger the milk ejection reflex of prolactin? Nerves Blood Lymph nodes Adipose tissue

Answer 39

Nerves

Question 40

Which of the following statements is true about the breasts? The breast is made entirely of muscle. There is no muscle in the breast. There is only one muscle in each breast. There are two muscles in each breast.

Answer 40

There is no muscle in the breast.

Question 41

In which of the following years was the first reported appearance of breast cancer performed radiologically?

Answer 41

1913

Question 42

What is another term for Eklund views?

Answer 42

implant displaced views

Question 43

What type of biopsy is performed using a small needle to withdraw a tissue sample from the suspected area? Core needle biopsy Open biopsy Surgical biopsy Fine needle aspiration biopsy

Answer 43

Fine needle aspiration biopsy

Question 44

A BIRADS rating of 3 indicates which of the following? The patient's images show a known malignancy. The mass or abnormality on the patient's images is probably benign. The mass or abnormality on the patient's images has been confirmed to be benign. The patient's images show a highly suspicious abnormality that should be assessed further.

Answer 44

The mass or abnormality on the patient's images is probably benign.

Question 45

Digital image acquisition offers all but which of the following advantages? CAD (computer-aided detection) Enhanced film processor Image availability Increased contrast resolution

Answer 45

Enhanced film processor

Question 46

HVL reduces the intensity of the beam by exactly what percent of the original x-ray output that comes from the tube?

Answer 46

50%

Question 47

Which tissue(s) is/are best visualized with the Superolateral to Inferomedial Oblique view?

Answer 47

posterior and medial

Question 48

One type of paddle used in compression is the SOFT paddle. What does SOFT stand for?

Answer 48

Special optimized full tilt paddle

Question 49

A lumpectomy is typically followed by what?

Answer 49

radiation therapy

Question 50

Grids that move back and forth during the exposure are referred to as which of the following?

Answer 50

Reciprocating grids

Question 51

Picture Archiving and Communication Systems (PACS) is considered a type of healthcare technology which is used for both long and short term storage of images. PACS is used for all but which of the following? Implementation Retrieval of medical images Management Presentation

Answer 51

Implementation