ESP Breast Booklet Questions and

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ESP Breast Booklet Questions and Answers Latest Version 100% Pass

Which of the following transducer types is most commonly used for breast ultrasound?

• Curved array

✔✔B. Linear high-frequency

• Sector phased array
• Endocavitary probe

What does the acronym ALARA stand for in breast ultrasound safety?

• As Low As Radiation Allows

✔✔B. As Low As Reasonably Achievable

• Avoid Lesions At Risk Areas
• As Light And Rapid As possible

Which type of artifact is helpful in identifying a simple cyst?✔✔A. Posterior acoustic enhancement

• Ring-down artifact
• Mirror image artifact 1 / 4

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• Comet-tail artifact

Which layer of the breast contains Cooper’s ligaments?

• Retromammary space
• Deep parenchyma

✔✔C. Subcutaneous fat

• Pectoral region

Which of the following most strongly suggests a malignant breast mass?

• Oval shape, parallel orientation

✔✔B. Spiculated margins and angular contours

• Anechoic with thin wall
• Posterior acoustic enhancement

What is the primary reason a standoff pad may be used during breast imaging?

• Reduce patient discomfort
• Increase field of view

✔✔C. Better visualize superficial lesions 2 / 4

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• Improve blood flow detection

Which feature describes a benign intramammary lymph node?

• Tall orientation

✔✔B. Echogenic hilum with hypoechoic cortex

• Loss of central vascularity
• Irregular outer margins

Which of the following best describes elastography in breast ultrasound?

• 3D reconstruction technique

✔✔B. Imaging method assessing tissue stiffness

• Doppler-based enhancement
• Contrast injection procedure

What is the likely diagnosis for a round, anechoic, compressible mass with no internal vascularity?

• Lipoma

✔✔B. Simple cyst 3 / 4

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• Phyllodes tumor
• Invasive ductal carcinoma

Which of the following patient positions is typically used for breast ultrasound?✔✔A. Supine with arm raised

• Prone with arm across chest
• Sitting upright
• Standing with arm extended

Which condition is commonly associated with the “snowstorm” appearance on ultrasound?✔✔A. Extracapsular silicone implant rupture

• Calcified fibroadenoma
• Fat necrosis
• Invasive ductal carcinoma

Which of the following is a hallmark of a fibroadenoma on ultrasound?

• Irregular shape with central necrosis
• Shadowing without flow
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