Exam 1 PHTH 618

Which of the following exams has the most amount of radiation exposure ?

• US to the shoulder

• xray of the hand

• CT to the foot

• CT to pelvis

Which of the following modalities is best at looking at fracture fragments in a trauma setting?

• CT

• MRI

• US

• Bone scan

Which of the following will look the most dark on xray ?

• fat

• air

• water

• bone

What type of fracture is this

• Boxers

• Arrivederci

• Monteggia

• Galleazi

How old would you guess this patient is?

• 50

• 15

• 1

• 3

What is the name for this increase in radiographic density that allows us to infer radial head fracture due to distention of fat pads?

• teardrop sign

• FBI

• Sail sign

• attenuation

Which xray image quality factor is controlled by the position of the object being imaed in relation to the receptor ?

• distortion

• contrast

• sharpness

• density

Image guided Interventional technique that is used to manage pain in pateints with osteoporotic compression fractures

• radiofrequency ablasion

• cementoplasty/kyphoplasty

• cortisone injection

• IDET

Imaging modality that shows the whole body

• Bone scan

• US

• MRI

• CT

An example of A - alignment in ABCS search pattern is

• narrowing of joint space indicating degenerative joint diease

• irregularity in bony alignment such as from an avulsion fracture

• radiolucency of bone as in osteoporosis

• bony lesion characteristics such as definition of a bony mass