Breast Sonography — Requirements & Free Practice
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Breast Sonography
ARRT certification and registration recognizing individuals qualified to perform the role of a breast sonographer.
Licensing authority: The American Registry of Radiologic Technologists
Initial by examination
- Education And Ethics
- Must meet education and ethics requirements before examination
- Eligibility Pathway
- postprimary
- Supporting Discipline
- Either Radiography as the supporting discipline plus an active Mammography credential, Sonography as the supporting discipline through ARRT or ARDMS, or Vascular Sonography as the supporting discipline through ARRT or ARDMS.
Breast Sonography
- Provider
- The American Registry of Radiologic Technologists
- Format
- Computer-administered questions, predominantly multiple choice
- Exam questions
- Total questions: 225; Scored questions: 185; Unscored questions: 40; The total includes the scored and unscored questions.
Examination outline
Patient Care (8.65%)
- Patient Interactions and Management
Image Production (56.76%)
- Basic Principles of Ultrasound
- Image Formation
- Evaluation and Selection of Representative Images
Procedures (34.59%)
- Anatomical Layers and Breast Tissues
- Pathology and Sonographic Features
- Breast Interventions and Other Imaging
Examination sources
- ARRT Breast Sonography
Read These Documents, Examination Content Specifications
- ARRT Breast Sonography Examination Content Specifications
printed page 1, implementation and scope statement; printed pages 2-7, content outline
- ARRT Breast Sonography Examination Content Specifications
printed page 1, scored-question table and footnote 2
- ARRT Postprimary Eligibility Pathway Handbook
printed page 39, Exam Format
- ARRT Postprimary Eligibility Pathway Handbook
printed page 46, Breast Sonography examination table, Total Items row
- ARRT Breast Sonography
Learn How to Apply
- ARRT Postprimary Eligibility Pathway Handbook
printed page 18, Examination Requirements