Mammography ARRT FINAL EXAM Complete Questions and Answers A+ Graded
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MAMMOLOGY ARRT
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MAMMOLOGY ARRT
Mammography ARRT FINAL EXAM
Complete Questions and Answers
A+ Graded
1) What is the approximate risk of developing breast cancer for a
woman whos father's sister has the disease? - ANSWER higher
than normal
2) What percent of breast cancers are found in women over 50? -
ANSWER 77%
3) Na...
Mammography ARRT FINAL EXAM
Complete Questions and Answers
A+ Graded
1) What is the approximate risk of developing breast cancer for a
woman whos father's sister has the disease? - ANSWER ✔ higher
than normal
2) What percent of breast cancers are found in women over 50? -
ANSWER ✔ 77%
3) Name a symptom of benign breast disease not seen
mammographically. - ANSWER ✔ nipple discharge
4) The biggest risk factor for breast disease - ANSWER ✔ gender
5) One of the minor risk factors for breast cancer could include -
ANSWER ✔ not breast-feeding
6) The basic idea of elastography is that: - ANSWER ✔ cancers are
relatively hard compared with surrounding breast tissue
7) The radioactive compound used in BSGI is: - ANSWER ✔ 99m
Tc-sestamibi
8) An imaging technology that measures choline, the functional
breast breast cancer byproduct, is: - ANSWER ✔ Magnetic
Resonance Spectroscopy (MRS)
,9) A technology that uses low-level electric currents to "map" the
breast is: - ANSWER ✔ Bioelectric imaging or electrical
impedance scanning (EIS)
10) Methods used to definitely classify a lesion include: -
ANSWER ✔ Cytological & Histological Analysis
11) A process by which the breast size is increased using
implants is called: - ANSWER ✔ Augmentation Mammoplasty
12) A surgical procedure done at the request of the patient to lift
the breast and improve firmness is: - ANSWER ✔ Mastopexy
13) A technique performed to evaluate suspicious nipple
discharge is called: - ANSWER ✔ Ductography
14) Which of the following biopsy techniques is the most
accurate? - ANSWER ✔ open sx bx
15) Which bx method removes very small sections of tissue
samples for analysis? - ANSWER ✔ Core Bx
16) An analysis of cell samples taken from the breast is referred
to as: - ANSWER ✔ Cytological Analysis
17) Which procedure is considered a safer replacement for the
lymph node bx? - ANSWER ✔ Sentinel Node Bx
18) If a lesion is seen only on MRI of the breast, which technique
would be used to bx the lesion? - ANSWER ✔ MR-guided core
bx
, 19) A minimally invase procedure used to remove a nonpalpable
lesion to determine its benign or malignant nature is: - ANSWER
✔ Stereotactic Bx
20) A radiation treatment that typically lasts 5 to 9 days is
termed: - ANSWER ✔ Brachytherapy
21) Which is the most breast conserving sx: - ANSWER ✔
Lumpectomy
22) Side effects of chemotherapy inclue: - ANSWER ✔
Nausea/Vomiting
23) Reduced White Cell Count
24) If the margins of a specimen are positive, then: - ANSWER
✔ additional tissue must be taken
25) Neoadjuvant chemotherapy refers to treatment: - ANSWER
✔ before sx to help shrink the size of the tumor
26) The benefits of tamoxifen are negligible after how many
years? - ANSWER ✔ 5
27) What is tamoxifen? - ANSWER ✔ An adjuvant therapy
using drugs to shrink certain cancers
28) T or F. An advantage to brachytherapy: it reduces the time of
treatment. - ANSWER ✔ TRUE
29) T or F. An advantage to brachytherapy: it's less irritating to
healthy breast tissue. - ANSWER ✔ TRUE
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