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| the term "through transmission" is synonymous with |
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| Structures are accurately identified on ultrasound images by |
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| document areas of interest |
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| must be represented in at least two scanning planes |
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| which anatomic area is not generally demonstrated in a sagittal plane |
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| which anatomic area is Not demonstrated in the transverse plane |
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| which anatomic area is Not demonstrated in a coronal plane |
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| coronal planes divide the body into unequal sections |
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| transverse planes divide the body into unequal section |
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| sagittal planes divide the body into unequal section |
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| what are the planes that are parallel to the long axis of the body |
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| longitudinal views show a structure is Not oriented vertically in the body |
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| which anatomic area is not seen on a sagittal scanning plane image |
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| In gross anatomy, the abdominial aorta is located where compared to the left kidney |
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| the renal arteries are located where compared to renal veins |
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| the aorta becomes the abdominal aorta |
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| after it reaches the aortic hiatus on the diaphragm |
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| the celiac axis bifurcates into which branches |
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| left gastric artery, common hepatic artery and splenic artery |
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| the common hepatic artery branches into the |
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| gastroduodenal and proper hepatic arteries |
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| the average anteroposterior diameter of the adult abdominial aorta is |
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| which aortic wall layer is responsible for contraction and recoil |
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| tunica media (remember muscles case contraction M) |
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| sonographically, in a longitudinal section, the abdominal aorta appears as a |
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| pulsatile, tubular, anechoic lumen with bright, echogenic walls |
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| In what relation is the aorta to the body of the pancreas |
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| In what relation is the aorta to the left lobe of the liver |
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| In what relation is the aorta to the left kidney |
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| In what relation is the aorta to the pylorus of the stomach |
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| In what relation is the aorta to the splenic artery |
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| In what relation is the aorta to the splenic vein |
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| In what relation is the aorta to the left renal vein |
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| In what relation is the aorta to the psoas major muscle |
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| In what relation is the aorta to the spine |
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| anterior, unless the description in the question says otherwise! |
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| in transverse scanning plane image, the left renal vein can be seen as a |
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| longitudinal , curvilinear structure anterior to the aorta |
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| in a sagittal scanning plane, the right renal artery can be seen as a |
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| round short axias structure posterior to the longitudinal IVC |
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| SMA superior mesonteric artery |
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| travels vertically and is the 2nd anterior branch of the aorta |
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branch from lateral aspect of the aorta. course horizontally. has longer course to kidney. posterior to Ivc and anterior to spine.
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| courses vertically, coming from the GI system. anterior to pancreas, inferior to head. uncicate process, rt ureter, inferior duodenum. In |
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| which renals are in front? |
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| which one goes behind the IVC? |
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| what branches into celiac |
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| common hepatic, left gasteric artery, and splenic |
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| what is the diameter of the aorta |
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| 2-2.5 cm / 3 cm marks aneurysm |
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| where does the portal vein enter the liver |
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| spread throughout the liver, enclosed in a connective sheath. appears bright in contrast to their anechoic lumens |
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| courses laterally from the spleen and tehn medially. posterior to the pancreas neck. joins the superior mesenteric vein to form main portal vein |
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| what arises from the celiac axis |
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| where does the gallbladder lie |
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| anterior to the right kidney |
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| what plane show anterior and posterior |
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| what is the name of the protective cell in the liver |
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| what is released from the kidney in the event of bleeding |
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| where does the visceral surface of the liver rest |
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| on the upper abdominal organs |
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| where does the superior lobe of the liver lie |
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| what abdominal region does the liver lie |
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| what separates the caudate lobe from the left one |
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| what divides the left and right lobes of liver |
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| what makes up the portal hepatis and has a glissing sheath |
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| CBD, portal veins, hepatic artery |
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| what are possible causes for aneurysm |
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| tabacco, hypertension, vascular disease, marfan syndrome |
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| what renal vein is longer |
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| the left renal vein is longer, it goes anterior to the aorta |
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| sonographic appearance of reduced echo amplitude from regions lying beyond an attenuating object. It is an artifact. |
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| an artifact caused by undersampling of signal data in diagnostic imaging |
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| the strength/intensity of a target signal determined by its appearance and height above the baseline. |
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| neither possessing nor producing echoes; without internal echoes |
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| the interaction of US with adjacent tissue |
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| (along the beam) the minimum separation between two equally-reflecting point targets along the direction of sound travel, that each can be separately distinguished on the display |
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| mixture of particulate matter and mucous that forms in bile. (has low echogenicity you can roll pat to see it move, use color it wont have any) |
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| the US appearance of a heterogeneous structure: both cystic and solid |
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| a fluid-filled sac/structure; an echo-free US appearance producing increased posterior sound transmission |
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| the way echoes are returned to the transducer |
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| absence of echoes; presence of very faint echoes |
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| appearance of increased echoes returning from regions lying beyond an object in which attenuation is lower than average attenuation in adjacent structures. |
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| the narrowest part of the sound beam in which resolution is the greatest. |
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| the number of cycles per sound |
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| the amount of amplification of returning echoes |
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| trans-sonic medium used to exclude air from between the two surfaces |
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| composed of different echoes |
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| composed of similar echoes |
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| strong echoes delineating the boundary of organs; this is caused by the difference between the acoustic impedance of two adjacent structures. |
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| areas having similar echogenicity are said to be isoechoic to each other |
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| an artifact usually caused by excessive system gain |
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| a property of certain crystals that cause them to produce voltage when mechanical pressure , such as sound vibrations is applied |
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| the process by which a distrubance, such as the motion of sound waves, is transmitted through a medium such as air or water |
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| a program intended to guarantee a standard level of quality and standard performance requirements |
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| an artifact caused by the return of strong echo from a large acoustic interface to the transducer |
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| the loss of echo signals from distal structures as a result of attenuation of overlying structures |
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| an image of structure produced by sonography used to observe fetal growth or to study bodily organs; also called an echogram or ultrasonogram |
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| an increase in the range of Doppler shift frequencies caused by broader range of flow speeds encountered by the sound beam |
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| in B-Mode images, this regers to the pixel-to pixel variations in image brightness resulting form interference when echo signals are obtained simultaneously from many scatterers, or resulting form the properties of the tissue |
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| a type of ultrasound imaging in which the sound field is transmitted through a specimen and the transmitted energy is picked up on a far surface by receiving transducer (same as enhancement) |
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| time-gain compensation (TGC) |
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| The process whereby receiver amplification is increased with time (distance) following the transmit pulse so that echo signals originating from distant reflectors are amplified more than echo signals |
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| a device that converts signals from one form to another |
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| the speed at which a sound wave is traveling (1540m/sec in a soft tissue) |
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| the distance over which a wave repeats itself; the distance a wave travel during one period of oscillation from the source |
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| courses anterolateral to the head of the pancreas |
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| shorter than its counterpart, enters the lateral aspect of IVC |
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| branches into the hepatic, splenic and left gastric arteries |
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| drains the spleen, joins SMV to form the portal vein |
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| comes from the celiac trunk to supply the liver |
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| courses posterior to IVC and comes directly from the aorta |
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| the largest arteral structure in the body |
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| arises from celiac axis , forms the superior border of pancreas |
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| middle layer of vascular system |
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| aorta divides into the common iliac arteries at L-4 |
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| passes posterior to the SMA and anterior to the aorta |
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| largest venous abdominal vessel |
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| indention depression or pit on an organ forming a doorway or area of entrance and exist for vessels, ducts,and nerves aka hilus |
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| completely enclosed by liver tissue |
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| is the left branch of the main portal vein courses to the left and branches into medial and lateral subdivisions that give off multiple subdivisions, branches into medial and lateral divisions |
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| formed by the union of the splenic vein and smv posterior to the neck of the pancreas. delivers blood from the spleen and gi tract to the liver for metabolism and detoxification |
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| measurement of the portal vein |
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| 5-6cm long and 13 mm in diameter |
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| right portal vein is best seen |
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| in a transverse plane and branches into anterior and posterior divisions |
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