ARDMS (American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography) Practice Test

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What can be modified when a sector-shaped screen is used in conjunction with color Doppler?

Shape of the color box
Size and location of the color box
Steering of the color box
Velocity of the moving red blood cells

The correct answer is: Shape of the color box

When a sector-shaped screen is used in conjunction with color Doppler, the shape of the color box can be modified. A sector-shaped screen is often used in echocardiography to visualize the heart from different angles. By modifying the shape of the color box, it allows the sonographer to focus the color Doppler on a specific area of interest within the sector image. This adjustment helps in obtaining accurate and precise measurements of blood flow velocities and directions within the heart chambers and blood vessels. The other options are incorrect because: - Modifying the size and location of the color box (Option B) can be adjusted with the color Doppler feature itself and is not specifically related to the sector-shaped screen. - Steering of the color box (Option C) refers to adjusting the angle and direction of the color Doppler beam, which can also be done independently of the sector-shaped screen. - The velocity of the moving red blood cells (Option D) is a parameter that is determined by the Doppler shift and is not directly modified by the sector-shaped screen in conjunction with color Doppler.