Welcome to your MRI - B Professional Name: Email: Contact #: [On Figure arrow C is pointing to the:] Symphysis pubis Rectum Pubic bone Bladder None Comment . [T2 relaxation is also known as:] T1 recovery Spin lattice Longitudinal recovery or relaxation Spin–spin None . [On Figure arrow E is pointing to the:] Common iliac artery Internal iliac artery External iliac artery Common femoral artery Superficial femoral artery None Comment . [On Figure arrow J is pointing to the:] Femur Patella Tibia Fibula None Comment . [The LOGICAL gradient that is used for phase encoding for the acquisition of an axial slice of the head is the:] x y z A combination of gradients None . [On Figure arrow G is pointing to the:] Vertebral body Spinal cord Intervertebral disk Spinal canal None Comment . [On Figure arrow F is pointing to the:] Ascending aorta Aortic arch Thoracic aorta Pulmonary artery None Comment . [To rephase the signal from moving spins, gradient moment nulling techniques use a:] RF pulse Gradient Series of short rapid pulses that are strategically timed Flow encoding gradient None . [For most brain imaging procedures, the patient is positioned _________ and centered for landmark at the___________.] Prone/acantho-meatal line Supine/nasion Supine/external auditory meatus None of the above None . [If a patient, while recumbent on the MR couch, says that he or she feels “faint”, what action should the technologist take?] Sit the patient upright slowly Contact the referring physician Place the patient in the Fowler’s position Place the patient in the Trendelenberg position None . [On Figure arrow B is pointing to the:] Internal carotid artery External carotid artery Vertebral artery Subclavian artery None Comment . [On Figure arrow C is pointing to the:] Ascending aorta Right pulmonary artery Left pulmonary artery Descending thoracic aorta None Comment . [On Figure arrow H is pointing to the:] Superior vena cava Right vertebral artery Right common carotid artery Left common carotid artery None Comment . [Which of the following is NOT a true statement regarding patients with an altered state of consciousness?] They may not remember verbal instructions They will not remember conversations or statements made while in an altered state It is important to continue communicating with unconscious patients They may provide answers to questions that are incorrect or not pertaining to the actual question None . [When using MRA to evaluate peripheral vascular flow, such as that within the arteries of the legs, saturation pulses are:] Placed superior to the acquired slices Placed in the acquired slices Placed inferior to the acquired slices Not necessary None . [Acquired by magnetic resonance angiography (MRA), Figure is an exampleof a:] Reformatted image Segmented image Collapsed image Contrast-enhanced image None Comment . [On Figure the structure indicated by arrow C is composed of tissue made upprimarily of:] White matter Gray matter Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) Muscle None Comment . [The decreased myelination found in brains of children under 1 year old results in a lack of image contrast. Consequently, in comparison to scanning adults, to achieve T2-weighted images during pediatric brain imaging often requires a:] Longer TE Longer TR Longer TI Higher flip angle None . [Geriatric patients likely exhibit all EXCEPT which of the following?] Changes in anatomic landmarks Fragile skin Decrease in intelligence Difficulty with balance None . [To evaluate the circle of Willis (COW), 3D TOF MRA sequences are acquired and background tissue is “carved out” to provide better visualization of the intracranial vasculature. This step is known as:] Multiplanar reconstruction Segmenting Maximum intensity pixel Collapsed Image None . Time's up
