Ultrasound Imaging of Great Vessels Quiz

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What is the main arterial trunk in the body?

Inferior vena cava

Superior vena cava

Pulmonary artery

Aorta (correct)

Where does the aorta arise from?

Left ventricle of the heart (correct)

Right atrium of the heart

Right ventricle of the heart

Left atrium of the heart

At which vertebral level does the aorta bifurcate?

T12

S1

L4 (correct)

C7

Where does the aorta lie in relation to the inferior vena cava?

Immediately to the left of IVC Signup and view all the answers

What is the ultrasound appearance of veins?

Thinner walls and anechoic center with thin hyperechoic walls Signup and view all the answers

What is the most common intraluminal anomaly in the IVC?

Thrombus Signup and view all the answers

How does the echogenicity of a chronic thrombus appear in ultrasound?

Hyperechoic, may calcify Signup and view all the answers

What is the usual origin of an IVC tumor thrombus?

Renal origin Signup and view all the answers

What pathology can cause compression of the IVC?

Lymphadenopathy – enlarged nodes Signup and view all the answers

What does the power Doppler show in a longitudinal view of an IVC thrombus?

Blood flow within the thrombus Signup and view all the answers

What significant variation in diameter is observed in real-time with respiration in the IVC?

Diameter Signup and view all the answers

What is the most common vessel from which a thrombus spreads to the IVC?

Vein in pelvis Signup and view all the answers

Ultrasound Imaging of Great Vessels Quiz

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Questions and Answers

What is the main arterial trunk in the body?

Where does the aorta arise from?

At which vertebral level does the aorta bifurcate?

Where does the aorta lie in relation to the inferior vena cava?

What is the ultrasound appearance of veins?

What is the most common intraluminal anomaly in the IVC?

How does the echogenicity of a chronic thrombus appear in ultrasound?

What is the usual origin of an IVC tumor thrombus?

What pathology can cause compression of the IVC?

What does the power Doppler show in a longitudinal view of an IVC thrombus?

What significant variation in diameter is observed in real-time with respiration in the IVC?

What is the most common vessel from which a thrombus spreads to the IVC?

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