Physics of Ultrasound Practice Questions

Question 1

Pulse echo principle is used by which modality?

Accepted Answer

USG

Answer

X-ray

Answer

CT

Answer

MRI

Question 2

Which of the following is the best in-vivo screening choice for carotid artery stenosis?

Accepted Answer

USG

Answer

Digital Subtraction Angiography (DSA)

Answer

CT

Answer

MRI

Question 3

Which of the following techniques uses piezoelectric crystals?

Accepted Answer

Ultrasonography

Answer

NMR imaging

Answer

X-ray diffraction

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Xeroradiography

Question 4

'Triphasic waveform' on colour Doppler is of

Accepted Answer

Hepatic vein

Answer

Portal vein

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Hepatic artery

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All of the options

Question 5

Acoustic shadow is produced by the following except

Accepted Answer

Fat

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Calculus

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Bone

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Gas

Question 6

Causes of thickened gallbladder wall on ultrasound examination are all except:

Accepted Answer

Kawasaki disease

Answer

Congestive cardiac failure

Answer

Postprandial state

Answer

Cholecystitis

Question 7

Investigation of choice for hypertrophic pyloric stenosis is

Accepted Answer

USG

Answer

X-ray

Answer

CT

Answer

MRI

Question 8

What is the investigation of choice for an 8-year-old child presenting with an acute abdomen?

Accepted Answer

USG

Answer

CT Scan

Answer

X-ray

Answer

MRI

Question 9

Which condition shows a 'comet tail artifact' on gallbladder ultrasound?

Accepted Answer

Adenomyomatosis

Answer

Cholecystitis

Answer

Gallstones

Answer

Hepatic cyst

Question 10

Ultrasound is the best initial investigation of choice for:

Accepted Answer

Blunt abdominal trauma

Answer

Somatostatinoma

Answer

Intraductal Pancreatic calculi

Answer

Urethral stricture

Physics of Ultrasound — MCQs

Physics of Ultrasound — MCQs

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