MRI – B 30 Dec Welcome to your MRI - B Professional Name: Email: Contact #: [All of the techniques below can be utilized to optimally time the start of a contrastenhanced MRA EXCEPT:] Automated bolus detection Test bolus Centric k-space filling Real-time/fluoro triggering None . [Figure could have been acquired with a spin echo (or fast spin echo) acquisitionwith:] Short TR and short TE Long TR and short TE Short TR and long TE Long TR and long TE None Comment . [Following a 90° RF pulse, the signal that is created is called:] Spin echo Gradient echo Free induction decay FRE None . [In the equation associated with Larmor Equation, B0 stands for:] Static magnetic field Frequency Gyromagnectic ratio Voltage None . [On Figure arrow B is pointing to the:] Capitellum Trochlea Head of the radius Olecranon fossa None Comment . [The terminology for devices and implants in MRI was modified a few years ago, whereby the term MR compatible has been replaced with all of the following EXCEPT:] MR reliable MR safe MR unsafe MR conditional None . [On Figure arrow H is pointing to the:] Femur Patella Femoral condyle Tibial plateau Tibial spine None Comment . [Some systems use only one cryogen. In such systems, the cryogen is:] Nitrogen Hydrogen Helium Oxygen None . [On Figure arrow J is pointing to the:] Right apex Left apex Right ventricle Left ventricle None Comment . [On Figure arrow B is pointing to the:] Acromion Clavicle Acromio-clavicular (AC) joint Humeral head None Comment . [Before a patient enters the MRI environment they should be screened for:] Prior injuries Prior surgical implants Pregnancy All of the above None . [On Figure arrow AE is pointing to the:] Medial collateral ligament Lateral collateral ligament Achilles tendon Tibio-talar joint Tarsal tunnel Plantar surface None Comment . [Patients who have been sedated with valium should be monitored with:] Pulse oximetry ECG gating Peripheral gating Verbal communication None . [On Figure arrow F is pointing to the:] Transverse sinus Superior sagittal sinus Confluence of sinuses Sigmoid sinus Internal jugular vein None Comment . [Figure was acquired in the:] Axial imaging plane Sagittal imaging plane Coronal imaging plane Off-axis (oblique) imaging plane None Comment . [All of the following are examples of behaviors that are likely to vary with cultural beliefs EXCEPT:] Direct eye contact is preferred Language spoken may differ Ability to feel pain Giving someone a hug to comfort them None . [On Figure arrow H is pointing to the:] Ligamentum flavum Conus medularis Cauda equina Posterior longitudinal ligament Anterior longitudinal ligament None Comment . [To evaluate the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) within the knee, the patient should be positioned whereby the:] Feet are externally rotated Feet are internally rotated Feet are in the neutral position Feet are turned toward the hip of interest None . [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 . [Positioning for elbow imaging can be “tricky” because of the elbow’s location. For this reason positioning can be performed whereby the patient is: 1. Prone with the arm extended (over the head) within the extremity coil 2. Supine with the arm extended (over the head) within the extremity coil 3. Supine with the arm beside the patient (with a flex coil wrapped around the elbow) 4. Supine within the body coil] 1 only 1 and 2 only 2 and 3 only 1, 2, and 3 only 4 only None . Time's up
