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      Ultrasound Physics Quiz

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      1. Pulse Duration
        1. The time it takes for one cycle to complete
        2. The time from the start of one pulse to the end of the next
        3. The time it takes for a pulse to occur
        4. The number of pulses occurring in one second
      2. Units for Duty Factor
        1. mm
        2. ms
        3. Hz
        4. none
      3. Propagation speed / frequency is the formula for
        1. Bandwidth
        2. Pulse Repetition Period
        3. Wavelength
        4. Formulas pulse me off
      4. Velocity times density equals
        1. intensity
        2. duty factor
        3. quality factor
        4. impedence
      5. The ratio of the largest amplitude to the smallest amplitude signal that the system can do
        1. Dynamic range
        2. Digital envelope
        3. Aperature
      6. Period is
        1. the amplitude of a wave
        2. the speed of a wave
        3. the time it takes to complete a single cycle
        4. the length it takes to complete a single cycle
      7. If it takes 50 microseconds for a pulse to return as an echo, how deep is the reflector?
        1. 1 cm
        2. 2 cm
        3. 3 cm
        4. 4 cm
      8. What is the average velocity of ultrasound in soft tissue at 5.0 MHz?
        1. 1540 meters per millisecond
        2. 2200 miles per hour
        3. 1087 meters per second
        4. 1540 meters per second
      9. Intensity of the ultrasound beam is proportional to the sq. root of the acoustic pressure
        1. True
        2. False
      10. Unit of measurement for PRP
        1. mm
        2. Hz
        3. m/s
        4. ms
      11. TGC is also known as
        1. DGC
        2. RGC
        3. HGC
        4. OGC
      12. Spatial Pulse Length (SPL)
        1. The number of pulses occuring in one second
        2. The time it takes for one pulse to occur
        3. The time from the start of one pulse to its end
        4. The length of space over which one pulse occurs
      13. Snell's Law (At = angle of transmission, Ai = angle of incidence)
        1. At = Ai x (c1 / c2)
        2. Ai = At x (c2 - c1 / c2-c1)
        3. At = Ai x (c2 / c1)
        4. Ai = At x (c2 / c1)
      14. Linear, phased, and annular array scanners are 3 types of mechanical transducers
        1. True
        2. False
      15. Receiver demodulation cannot be controlled by the sonographer
        1. True
        2. False
      16. A bit is the smallest part of a digital "word"
        1. True
        2. False
      17. The process that causes the weaker echoes to be amplified more than the stronger ones
        1. compensation
        2. compression
      18. 1 cycle per second
        1. 1 Hz
        2. 1 rayl
        3. 1,000 Hz
        4. 1 KHz
      19. What is the formula for intensity
        1. beam power / cross-sectional area
        2. cross-sectional area / the beam power
        3. Frequency / beam power
        4. Frequency / cross-sectional area
      20. Scattering is
        1. redirection of the sound beam in many directions
        2. bending of the sound beam in any direction
        3. heat conversion
        4. none of the above
      21. The range equation is
        1. R= 1/2 c x T
        2. d= 1/2 c x T
        3. R= 1/2 (c / T)
      22. Red blood cells are an example of a
        1. rayleigh reflector
        2. non-specular reflector
        3. strong reflector
        4. mirror reflector
      23. Spatial pulse length is equal to
        1. period times the number of cycles in the pulse
        2. wavelength times the number of cycles in the pulse
        3. PD/PRP
        4. 1/PRF
      24. If the PRF increases, duty factor
        1. increases
        2. decreases
        3. remains the same
        4. is unrelated
      25. Velocity of sound in a medium is constant regardless of frequency
        1. True
        2. False
      26. If the PRP increases, duty factor
        1. increases
        2. decreases
        3. remains the same
        4. is unrelated
      27. Longitudinal waves are
        1. parallel to the axis of the wave propagation
        2. perpendicular to the axis of the wave propagation
        3. compressed perpendicular to the axis of the wave propagation
        4. none of the above
      28. Formula for Duty Factor
        1. PD / Frequency
        2. SPL / PD
        3. PD / PRP
        4. PD / SPL
      29. Spatial pulse length is determined by the
        1. oscillator
        2. pulser
        3. pulse oscillator
        4. all of the above
      30. Reflection at a tissue interface depends primarily on
        1. impedance
        2. bandwidth
        3. beam profile
        4. velocity differences
      31. The conversion of sound energy into heat
        1. Absorption
        2. Reflection
        3. Refraction
      32. A high PRF is needed to image deep structures
        1. True
        2. False
      33. A-Mode is mainly used to measure distance
        1. True
        2. False
      34. Demodulation is operator controlled
        1. True
        2. False
      35. Aliasing is not a problem with color flow imaging.
        1. True
        2. False
      36. Annular array transucers steer the beam
        1. axially
        2. electronically
        3. mechanically
        4. none of the above
      37. Amplification is one of the functions of the beam former
        1. True
        2. False
      38. The degree of attenuation is dependant on:
        1. frequency and propagation speed
        2. distance and angle of incidence
        3. wavelength and amplitude
        4. frequency and distance
      39. If you increase frequency, what happens to scattering?
        1. increases
        2. decreases
        3. stays the same
      40. Spatial pulse length ______________ if the frequency is increased
        1. increases
        2. decreases
        3. remains the same
        4. is unrelated
      41. Azimuthal resolution is also known as
        1. lateral resolution
        2. range resolution
        3. axial resolution
        4. none of the above
      42. Pulse Repetition Frequency (PRF)
        1. Time from the beginning of one pulse to the next
        2. Number of pulses occuring in one second
        3. Length of space over which one pulse occurs
        4. The time it takes for one pulse to occur
      43. Another version of Snell's Law
        1. sine At / sine Ai = c2 / c1
        2. sine Ai / sine At = c2 / c1
        3. sine At / sine Ai = c1 / c2
        4. sine At / sine Ai = c1 / c2
      44. Unit of measurement for frequency
        1. millimeters
        2. rayls
        3. Hertz
        4. kg/cm
      45. The intensity reflection coefficient depends on acoustic impedance mismatch
        1. True
        2. False
      46. The primary colors that make up the display for a color monitor are
        1. red, green, yellow
        2. yellow, blue, red
        3. blue, red, green
        4. green, yellow, blue
      47. 1 million cycles/second
        1. 1 MHz
        2. 1 KHz
        3. 1 Hz
        4. a freakin lot
      48. Poiseuille's equation: The volume rate of flow through a vessel is inversely proportional
        1. to the vessel radius
        2. to the blood density
        3. to the pressure gradient
        4. to the blood viscosity
      49. The range of frequencies in a pulse
        1. dynamic range
        2. resonant frequency
        3. bandwidth
      50. The rate at which work is done
        1. Intensity
        2. Frequency
        3. Power
        4. not fast enough
      51. The time it takes for one cycle to occur
        1. Frequency
        2. Period
        3. Wave time
        4. Amplitude
      52. A color monitor (CRT) contains _______ cathodes
        1. 1
        2. 2
        3. 3
        4. 4
      53. A hyperechoic region is
        1. low amplitude
        2. anechoic
        3. echo free
        4. echogenic
      54. The peak pressure or height of the wave
        1. Frequency
        2. Amplitude
        3. Wave muscle
        4. Rarefaction
      55. Temperature is an acoustic variable
        1. True
        2. False
      56. Pulse Repetition Period (PRP)
        1. The number of pulses occuring in one second
        2. Time from the start of one pulse to the start of the next
        3. The length of space over which one pulse occurs
        4. The time it takes for one pulse to occur
      57. Alternate formula for PD
        1. 1 / PRP
        2. Cycles per pulse times amplitude
        3. Number of cycles in the pulse / frequency
        4. Frequency / PRP
      58. Transverse waves are
        1. parallel to the axis of the wave propagation
        2. perpendicular to the axis of the wave propagation
        3. compressed perpendicular to the axis of the wave propagation
        4. none of the above
      59. Bending of the sound beam at an interface or boundary
        1. Reflection
        2. Refraction
        3. Absorption
      60. Number of cycles in a wave that occur in 1 second
        1. Hertz
        2. Pressure
        3. Amplitude
        4. Frequency
      61. A-mode scanning represents the depth of the signal in the horizontal dimension
        1. True
        2. False
      62. A reflector that is small compared to the wavelength will produce
        1. multipath artifact
        2. Snell's scattering
        3. Hguyen's principle
        4. Rayleigh scattering
      63. Mirror image artifact is sometimes seen near the
        1. aorta
        2. gall bladder
        3. stomach
        4. diaphragm
      64. In a cathode ray tube display device the electron beam is steered by
        1. deflection plates
        2. phased arrays
        3. photon converters
        4. voltages from the scan converter
      65. The maximum dynamic range is determined by the pulser
        1. True
        2. False
      66. Unit of measurement for Pulse Repetition Frequency
        1. mm
        2. ms
        3. Hz
        4. Rayls
      67. Formula for PD
        1. PD / PRP
        2. Period times the number of cycles in the pulse
        3. Wavelength times the number of cycles in the pulse
        4. 1 / PRF
      68. Shadowing artifacts are
        1. from velocity change
        2. observed distal to cystic structures
        3. caused by differences in attenuation
        4. none of the above
      69. Low frequency transducers have
        1. shorter wavelengths and less penetration
        2. longer wavelengths and greater penetration
        3. shorter wavelengths and greater penetration
        4. longer wavelengths and less penetration
      70. The Reynolds number predicts aliasing
        1. True
        2. False
      71. What is the pulse duration for five cycles of 5 MHz ultrasound
        1. .5 microsecond
        2. 1.0 microsecond
        3. .25 microsecond
        4. 5.0 microsecond
      72. As a general rule, as frequency increases, period
        1. increases
        2. decreases
        3. stays the same
      73. Formula for Period (T)
        1. 1 / amplitude
        2. 1 / frequency
        3. 1 / wavelength
        4. 1 / 1
      74. _______________ is a Rayleigh scatterer
        1. lung
        2. liver
        3. red cell
        4. diaphragm
      75. Compensation allows for graded amplification to be applied to returning echoes
        1. True
        2. False
      76. Units for SPL
        1. ms
        2. m/s
        3. Hz
        4. mm
      77. Diffraction is the
        1. spreading out of an ultrasound beam
        2. bending of the sound beam
        3. dissipation of heat
        4. reverse refraction
      78. The amount of energy that flows per second through 1 square cm area is
        1. Power
        2. Frequency
        3. Intensity
      79. Formula for SPL
        1. Wavelength times the number of cycles in the pulse
        2. PRF times the PD
        3. Wavelength times PRF
        4. Formula shmormula. I just guess
      80. Density is an acoustic variable
        1. True
        2. False
      81. A bit is a binary digit
        1. True
        2. False
      82. Beam diameter determines
        1. temporal resolution
        2. the number of scan lines
        3. axial resolution
        4. lateral resolution
      83. The distance between two adjacent bands of compression or rarefaction
        1. Bandwidth
        2. Frequency
        3. Wavelength
        4. Pulse Repetition Period
      84. The only process that directly removes energy from the sound beam
        1. Reflection
        2. Refraction
        3. Absorption
        4. Beam energy thieves
      85. The percentage of ultrasound reflected at an air/liquid interface is
        1. 100%
        2. high
        3. low
        4. none
      86. C is greater or less in bone?
        1. greater
        2. less
        3. the same
      87. The ____________ produces electric voltage pulses that drive the transducer
        1. pre-amplifier
        2. pulser
        3. amplifier
      88. The angle of refraction is described by
        1. Snell's law
        2. Curie's principle
        3. Huygen's principle
        4. speed differences
      89. Annular array scanners allow for electronic steering of the beam
        1. True
        2. False
      90. The fraction of time that the ultrasound pulse is actually being emitted during one PRP
        1. Work load
        2. Duty Factor
        3. Dusty Factor
        4. PRF
      91. Q value is determined by
        1. frequency and bandwidth
        2. pulse duration and bandwidth
        3. impedance and bandwidth
        4. none of the above
      92. (Snell's Law application) If C1 is > C2, then Ai is
        1. < At
        2. > At
        3. = At
      93. Wavelength has the greatest effect on
        1. lateral resolution
        2. far zone
        3. axial resolution
        4. temporal resolution
      94. The formula for Duty Factor is
        1. PD/PRF
        2. LD x FR
        3. 1/f
        4. PD/PRP
      95. Aliasing artifacts are unique to
        1. power doppler
        2. pulsed doppler
        3. continuous wave doppler
        4. none of the above
      96. Unit of measurement for wavelength
        1. miles
        2. Hz
        3. Rayls
        4. mm
      97. Which has a higher acoustic impedance coefficient?
        1. solid
        2. liquid
        3. gas
        4. magma
      98. What is necessary to calculate distance to a reflector
        1. density and pulse length
        2. density and round-trip time
        3. attenuation coefficient and reflector amplitude
        4. propagation speed and round-trip time
      99. This part of the transducer assembly helps to reduce SPL
        1. damping layer
        2. matching layer
        3. filler material
      100. The binary number 1011000 equals the decimal number
        1. 64
        2. 101
        3. 88
        4. 1342
      101. Formula for PRP
        1. PRF / SPL
        2. 1 / SPL
        3. 1 / PD
        4. 1 / PRF
      102. The attenuation coefficient for soft tissues is
        1. 1 dB/cm/MHz
        2. 1540 dB/cm/MHz
        3. .5 dB/cm/MHz
        4. 3.14 dB/cm/MHz
      103. Post-processing can be performed in real time mode
        1. True
        2. False
      104. The speed which a wave moves through a medium
        1. Amplitude
        2. Frequency
        3. MPH
        4. Propagation speed
      105. If you increase frequency, what happens to wavelength
        1. increases
        2. decreases
        3. stays the same
        4. gets mad, storms out, then doesn't call for a week
      106. Density is not an acoustic variable
        1. True
        2. False
      107. True/False Refraction can take place at perpendicular incidence
        1. True
        2. False

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