Aorta
Which vessel is the landmark to show proximal aorta from mid aorta?
Celiac
On a sagital scan plane, the left side of the image is what direction on the patient?
Having scalloped edges
Lobulated
We take how many measurements of the aorta at the proximal level?
2
We use the ___ to adjust gain at a specific depth on our image.
TGC
What vessels are formed when the aorta bifurcates?
On a transverse plane, the right side of the image is what direction on the patient?
Left
One structure is brighter than another structure
Hyperechoic
We use ____ to help us identify the iliacs easier.
We use ___ on the machine to label each image.
Annotation
The aorta should measure no larger than ___ cm.
3
True/False: On a coronal image, we can see lateral/medial as well as superior/inferior.
True
The liver has a smooth consistent echotexture throughout so we would describe it as ____.
We measure the aorta by placing the calipers where in relation to the walls?
outer to outer
The annotation should contain ____, _____, _____.
AOI, Plane, location on the anatomy (prox, lateral, etc)
The aorta lies lateral ___ to the IVC.
True/False: On a transverse image, we can see superior/inferior.
False
Starlike or sharp angled margins
Spiculated
True/False: The most superior level imaged in the transverse right liver protocol is the hepatic veins.
False - the dome of the liver is the most superior level in the right liver protocol
We use ___ to adjust the overall brightness of the image.
Gain
The aorta lies ___ to the liver.
Posterior
We must use at least ___ different scan planes to be able to obtain all 3 measurements we need for anatomy/pathology.
2
The renal cortex is ___ to the liver in an normal exam.
hypoechoic - PG 11
We measure the aorta a total of ___ times.
We move our ____ to the level of the area of interest on on our image.
Focus