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What is quality assurance?

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A program that ensures proper and consistent operation of the imaging systems

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What does QA assure? 7

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  1. Proper equipment operation
  2. Detection of degradation of performance
  3. Minimizes machine down time
  4. Minimizes repeat examinations
  5. Sonographer and patient safety
  6. Cost efficiency
  7. Maintains standards
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Who are the three main people responsible for QA?

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  1. Physician
  2. Sonographer
  3. Service
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Who is the director of the QA program?

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The physician

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What is the responsibility of the rad?

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To assess images for overall quality

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What does the sonographer do in terms of QA? 3

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  1. Assess the image quality
  2. Routine testing and record keeping
  3. Routine maintenance, such as cleaning filters and visual inspections
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Routine preventative maintenance may include what? 5

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  1. Cleaning surfaces
  2. Cleaning recording devices
  3. Cleaning fan filters
  4. Assessing cable and transducer integrity
  5. Film/ image recording quality
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What are the two types of service personnel?

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  1. The manufacturer
  2. The biomedical personnel
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What does the manufacture do in the QA program?

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Provide routine preventative maintenance and repair equipment as needed

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What does the biomedical personnel do in the quality assurance program?

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Acceptance testing when a machine arrives on site to ensure patient and employee safety

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What does acceptance testing involve?

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Sophisticated testing done before systems are placed into operation

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What is tested in acceptance testing?

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Imaging performance and power output are measured and the system is checked to see that it will work with ancillary equipment in the department

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What is routine testing all about?

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Measuring image performance and assessing over time

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When is routine testing done on a tissue equivalent phantom? And what is tested? 3

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On a regular schedule a tissue phantom is used to assess things like

  1. Resolution
  2. Sensitivity
  3. Accuracy
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A key component of a good QA program is what?

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Record keeping

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What is the schedule like for QA?

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Always performed on a regular schedule dependent on the task

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When is routine maintenance done by a sonographer?

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Daily, weekly, monthly

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How often does manufactures perform QA?

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2-3 times per year while the machine is under warranty or a service contract

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Routine testing is typically done when?

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On a yearly basis

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What is the AIUM 100?

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An older testing device in which a plastic case contains 0.75 mm steel rods arrange din groups and filled with water, alcohol, and algaecide

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What is an advantage and disadvantage of AIUM 100?

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+ They are relatively inexpensive
- They have no greyscale therefore no attenuation

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What is a tissue equivalent phantom?

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A structure that contains one or more materials that simulate a body of tissue in its interaction with ultrasound

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Phantoms consist of what? 4

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  1. Plastic case
  2. Gel mixed with graphite powder
  3. Rod groups
  4. Solid and cystic lesions
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What are some advantages of phantoms? 4

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  1. Better approximation of clinical performance
  2. Allow for greyscale,
  3. Attenuation
  4. Speed of sound
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What is an disadvantage of phantoms?
They are more expensive
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The TE phantoms films are made of what?
Thin films made of saran or polyurethane
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The TE phantom containers are made of what? 3
1. ABS 2. PVC 3. Acrylic
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A good phantom must have the following characteristic similar to soft tissue, what are they? 5
1. Attenuation coefficient 2. Speed of sound 3. Backscatter coefficient/ Relative contrast 4. Elasticity 5. Thermal properties
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Phantoms can test for what things? 6
1. Dead zone measurement 2. Detailed resolution 3. Distance accuracy 4. Image uniformity 5. Depth of penetration 6. Cyst imaging capabilities
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What is dead zone?
The area in the near field close to the transducer
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What is another name for dead zone?
Main bang
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What is the size of dead zone with old mechanical probes?
It can be quite large
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What is the technique for imaging dead zone pins?
Imaging the dead zone pins and observing changes over time
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What is acceptable in terms of dead zone difference?
Less than 15 mm of change is acceptable over time
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In terms of axial resolution the phantom can be used to test what?
Test the systems abilities to separate interfaces along the path of the beam
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What is the technique for testing axial resolution?
Measuring the smallest separating visible between the axial resolution pins at various depths, and watching for changes over time
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What does this test for?
Dead zone
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In terms of lateral resolution how does the test for this?
The phantom can be used to test the systems ability to separate interfaces across the beam
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What does this test?
Axial resolution
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What is the technique required to measure lateral resolution?
Measuring the lateral resolution pins and is dependant on the depth and focus, watch for changes over time
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What is tested here?
Lateral resolution *point spreading*
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Elevational resolution is also known as what?
Slice thickness and z axis
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What is the technique to measures elevational resolution?
This one is different form others and for a quantitative assessment a different phantom is used.
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What is the phantom used for elevational resolution?
A spherical void phantom or beam profile phantom will yield specific measurements
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What does this test?
Elevational resolution
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Both horizontal and vertical distance accuracy can be measured using what? What does this technique involve?
1. Appropriate pins 2. Measuring pins at known distance calliper s and comparing the numbers
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In terms of distance accuracy, it is important to do what?
Measure over larger distances to detect smaller margins of error
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TGC characteristic test is what kind of test?
A user specific test where the results are based on observations of the individual performing the test
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When doing a TGC characteristics test, images may be captured with what?
Different slide pod configurations under different conditions and compared over time
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Image uniformity tests, test what?
Linear arrays consistency along the array
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What does image uniformity looks like?
Inhomogenous regions or areas of non uniforming
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What test does this demonstrate?
Image uniformity
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Sensitivity tests a system ability to detect what?
Weak echoes
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What is a common technique for sensitivity known as?
Maximum depth of visualization
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In terms of sensitivity testing, what are adjusted?
Power and gain are optimized for penetration and the observer records the depth where the brightness starts to fade
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What does this test for?
Sensitivity
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In terms of dynamic range, one can measure what on the machine?
The number of shades of grey displayed on the machine
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What kind of test is dynamic range? What does it require?
1. Subjective testing 2. Good record keeping
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In terms of testing dynamic range, what do we do with the images?
Images are compared over time to appreciate change in the display
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What does contrast resolution measure?
The ability to distinguish between simulated lesions of similar echogenicity
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Contrast resolution allows for what?
A measurement of lesion detection where the system demonstrates the ability to detect small lesions with a variety of appearances
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What is the technique for contrast resolution testing?
Involves scanning, solid, cystic, echogenic, and hypoechoic lesions. Images are compared to previous results
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What is registration?
A test for older static B scanners to ensure arm positioning is accurate for the reconstruction of an image
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What is the technique for registration testing?
Involves scanning pins from 3 sides to see if the lines intersect at one point
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What does this demonstrate?
Registration
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What are the benefits of Flow or TE tissue equivalent doppler phantoms?
They match the clinical experience but are expensive
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What are string phantoms?
They move a string or belt in a water bath and do not match the clinical experience and they are more affordable
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Doppler phantoms are used to measure what? 5
1. Maximum depth 2. Gate position accuracy 3. Volume flow and velocity accuracy 4. Colour flow penetration 5. Image congruency test
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What dose this demonstrate?
Doppler phantoms
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What ares one applications of phantoms other than QA? 3
1. Demonstration 2. Training 3. R and D
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What are specialty phantoms used for? 7
1. Biopsy 2. Mass 3. 3D 4. Cryosurgery 5. Brachytherapy 6. HIFU 7. IVUS
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Some devices are used by who to do what?
They are used by service personnel or manufactures to evaluate the systems power output
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What is usually included with hydrophones? 4
1. Plotter 2. Spectrum analyzer 3. OScilloscope 4. Schieren system
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What are some outputs testing devices? 3
1. Hydrophone 2. Power (force) balancers 3. Calorimeter
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What is a hydrophone?
A small (1mm) transducer that produces voltage proportional to the received acoustic pressure wave.
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When a hydrophone is used with a plotter it can do what?
Be moved throughout the sound field and produce a beam profile
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When a hydrophone is used with a oscilloscope it can measure what? 5
1. SPL 2. PD 3. PRP 4. PRF 5. DF
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When a hydrophone is used with a spectrum analyzer it can measure what? 3
1. Resonant “f” 2. Bandwidth 3. Q factor
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A force balance is used to measure what?
The acoustic power
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What is a force balance apparatus? What does it determine?
A sophisticated and sensitive micro balance that is phased in the sound field and calibrated to determine acoustic power and intensity
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What is this?
A hydrometer
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A calorimeter is essentially what?
A heat meter used to measure acoustic power
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How does calorimeters work?
An enclosed fluid container with a very sensitive thermocouple detects desperation changes and can determine acoustic power

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