Quantification of Diastolic Function Shaun L. Thompson Zeid Kalarikkal 1. A 56-year-old male presents for preoperative evaluation for lung resection. Due to the history of coronary disease, hypertension, and dyspnea…
Ultrasound Artifacts Versus Pathological and Normal Anatomical Variants Sharon L. McCartney Jeffrey T. Lyvers 1. The artifact in Figure 16.1 (arrow) violates which assumption of ultrasound wave propagation? Figure 16.1…
Pulsed Wave Doppler, Continuous Wave Doppler, and Tissue Doppler Imaging Matthew Sigakis Venkatakrishna Rajajee 1. A 67-year-old woman presents to the intensive care unit (ICU) after a syncopal episode. She…
Doppler Shift Principles Matthew Sigakis Venkatakrishna Rajajee 1. For accurate Doppler velocity measurement, the angle of incidence between the direction of motion and the ultrasound beam should be: A. 90°…
Physics of Artifacts Karim Fikry Jacob Clark 1. Which statement below is true regarding side-lobe artifacts? A. This artifact is created after ultrasound echoes return from highly reflective objects located…
Knobology, Probe Positioning, and Concepts of Image Acquisition Aarti Sarwal 1. You are asked to evaluate the movement of the diaphragm with respiration to assess a patient suspected to be…
Transthoracic Echocardiography (TTE) and Transesophageal Echocardiography (TEE) Views: TTE Versus TEE Suresh “Mitu” Agarwal Christopher Collins Meredith L. Whitacre Justin G. Vaughan William S. Lao 1. A 72-year-old female status…
Three-Dimensional Echocardiography Martin Ingi Sigurdsson 1. In which of the following patients might a full volume assessment of the left ventricle ejection fraction (LVEF) via gated acquisition be difficult? A….
Optimizing Probe Position and Knobology For Image Acquisition Lydia Chang 1. Which of the following best describes the tilt motion used to optimize image acquisition? A. The transducer remains in…
Doppler Effect and Principles Jan Kasal Chakradhar Venkata 1. Please select the parameters that best match Figure 7.1. Figure 7.1 A. 1—pulse duration, 2—period, 3—pulse repetition period (PRP), 4—amplitude B….
