Medical Imaging Terminology Quiz
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What does 'hyperechoic' mean in a sonographic image?

  • Irregular echo patterns on a sonographic image
  • Brighter or more intense echoes compared with surrounding structures (correct)
  • Uniform echo patterns on a sonographic image
  • Dimmer echoes compared with surrounding structures

    • What does 'parenchyma' refer to?

  • Brighter or more intense echoes compared with surrounding structures
  • Substance used to reduce air between the ultrasound transducer and skin
  • Tissue composing an organ (correct)
  • Irregular echo patterns on a sonographic image

    • What does 'distal' mean in relation to position?

  • Situated farthest from the point of origin (correct)
  • Pertaining to the right or left
  • Situated closest to the point of origin
  • Internal and situated away from the surface

    • What is the purpose of a coupling agent in ultrasound?

    <p>To reduce air between the ultrasound transducer and the skin</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the Doppler effect related to in ultrasound?

    <p>Change in observed sound frequency caused by relative motion</p> Signup and view all the answers

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