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Chapter 9
Quality Assurance
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Physics
Undergraduate 2
03/21/2011

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Accuracy
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The number of correct test results divided by the total number of testes defines:
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Negative test results divided by the total number of negative tests
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Specificity is defined as the number of correct:
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Hydrophone
Definition
Which testing device measures acoustic output?
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Routine evaluation of the transducer and ultrasound system
Definition
What most accurately describes quality assurance?
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Transducer characteristics
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The beam profiler is a testing device that measures:
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Biannually
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Preventive maintenance service is generally completed:
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Registration accuracy
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The ability to place reflections in proper positions no matter the imaging orientation describes:
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A quality assurance program
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Routine periodic evaluation of t the ultrasound system illustrates:
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Phantom
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A testing device with characteristics of specific soft tissue is termed a:
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After each patient
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Cleaning of the transducer should be performed:
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Compression
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The American Institute o Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM) 100 test objects cannot evaluate:
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Hospital and output clinic accreditation
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Record keeping of each ultrasound unit is necessary for:
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90%
Definition
What is the test accuracy if 10 of 100 examinations are misdiagnosed?
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Positive test results divided by the total number of tests
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The positive value is determined byt the number of correct:
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System sensitivity
Definition
The AIUM 100 test object evaluates?
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Hydrophone
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Which testing device employs a small transducer element?
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Image quality
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Quality assurance programs provide assessment of:
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Tissue-equivalent phantom
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Which testing device will a quality assurance program most likely use?
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The power of the sound beam
Definition
A force-balance system measures
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Pulse repetition period (PRP)
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The hydrophone measures:
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Sensitivity
Definition
The number of correct positive test results divided by the total number of positive test yields the:
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Beam profiler
Definition
Which testing device plots reflection amplitudes received by the transducer?
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Preventive maintenance services
Definition
Which of the following evaluates the operations of the ultrasound system?
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Acoustic output testing
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Which of the following evaluates the safety and biological effects of ultrasound imaging?
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Predict normal findings
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Negative predictive value is the ability of a diagnostic test to:
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Pressure of the sound beam
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The output of the hydrophone indicates the:
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Preventive maintenance service
Definition
Periodic internal cleaning and overall evaluation of th ultrasound system describes:
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Hydrophone
Definition
Testing device that measures the pulse repetition period.
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Integrity of the transducers and connections
Definition
Each sonographer should routinely evaluate the:
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Direction of flow
Definition
Tissue-mimicking phantoms are unable to evaluate:
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Pulser and transducer
Definition
Acoustic output testing considers only the:
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Lateral resolution
Definition
The width of the sound beam determines the:
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Image consistency
Definition
Developed of a quality assurance program ensures:
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20%
Definition
100 abdominal aorta exams were performed over a 6-month period correctly diagnosed 20 of 25 positive examinations and all negative examinations..

The positive predictive value of this study is:
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80%
Definition
100 abdominal aorta exams were performed over a 6-month period correctly diagnosed 20 of 25 positive examinations and all negative examinations..

The sensitivity of this study is:
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95%
Definition
100 abdominal aorta exams were performed over a 6-month period correctly diagnosed 20 of 25 positive examinations and all negative examinations..

The overall accuracy of this study is:
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75%
Definition
100 abdominal aorta exams were performed over a 6-month period correctly diagnosed 20 of 25 positive examinations and all negative examinations..

The negative predictive value of this study is:
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Weekly
Definition
Fan filters on the ultrasound system should be cleaned:
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Near the transducer face
Definition
The dead zone is located:
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Sensitivity
Definition
The ability of a diagnostic technique to identify the presence of genuine disease is termed:
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Hydrphone
Definition
Use of a piezoeletric membrane is found in a:
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Doppler phantom
Definition
testing device that simulates clinical conditions:
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Specificity
Definition
The ability to identify correctly the absence of disease is termed:
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Biomedical engineer
Definition
Preventative maintenance service is usually performed by a:
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Quality of being near the true value
Definition
Accuracy of a diagnostic test is most accurately defined as the:
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Blood flow
Definition
Tissue-mimicking phantoms cannot evaluate:
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Transducer characteristics
Definition
A device that plots three-dimensional reflection amplitudes received by the transducer evaluates
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Moving string phantom
Definition
Testing device that can simulate pulsatile or retrograde flow:
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Hydrophone
Definition
The relationship between the amount of acoustic pressure and the voltage produced is evaluated by the:
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90%
Definition
What is the accuracy of a diagnostic test if 2 examinations of 20 are misdiagnosed?
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