Common artifacts in ultrasound scanning

Common artifacts in ultrasound scanning

Numerous artifacts can occur during contact B scanning of the abdomen. These artifacts may give anatomically inaccurate scans and thus lead the interpreter into making an inaccurate diagnosis. This paper describes and illustrates artifacts resulting from improper scanning techniques, improperly set...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of clinical ultrasound 1975-12, Vol.3 (4), p.273-280
Hauptverfasser: Skolnick, M. Leon, Meire, Hylton B., Lecky, James W.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Abdomen
Carcinoma - diagnosis
Contact B Scanning
Fibrosarcoma - diagnosis
Humans
Kidney
Kidney Diseases, Cystic - diagnosis
Kidney Neoplasms - diagnosis
Motion
Respiration
Retroperitoneal Neoplasms - diagnosis
Ultrasonics - methods
Ultrasonography
Ultrasound
Urinary Bladder
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Zusammenfassung:Numerous artifacts can occur during contact B scanning of the abdomen. These artifacts may give anatomically inaccurate scans and thus lead the interpreter into making an inaccurate diagnosis. This paper describes and illustrates artifacts resulting from improper scanning techniques, improperly set gain levels, motion related organ distortion, and acoustic reverberations.
ISSN:0091-2751
1097-0096
DOI:10.1002/jcu.1870030408