Review article
https://doi.org/10.21857/94kl4c1zzm
Comet Tail Artifacts in Gray Scale Ultrasound and Colour Doppler Ultrasound in Various Anatomical Regions and Their Clinical Significance
Matija Ribić
orcid.org/0009-0005-1220-366X
; Department of Radiology, Health Center of Zagreb County
*
Neva Coce
; Department of Radiology, University Hospital Centre Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Luka Filipović-Grčić
; Department of Radiology, University Hospital Centre Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Angela Ribić
; Special Hospital for Medical Rehabilitation „Varaždinske Toplice“
Mile Planinić
; Department of Radiology, Health Center of Zagreb County
Mislav Čavka
; Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital Centre Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
* Corresponding author.
Abstract
Artifacts are very common in ultrasound diagnostics. An artifact refers to any occurrence on the image that does not accurately represent the actual anatomical structures. Radiologists and doctors using ultrasound diagnostics should be able to recognize artifacts that have clinical significance in order to properly interpret ultrasound images. There are numerous examples in everyday clinical practice, which will be presented in this paper, where knowledge of the “comet tail” artifact in greyscale ultrasound and the “twinkling” artifact when using color Doppler can assist in clinical dilemmas.
Keywords
Ultrasound artifacts, Comet tail artifact, Twinkling artifact; Reverberation artifact; Greyscale ultrasound; Clinical significance; Differential diagnosis
Hrčak ID:
333442
URI
Publication date:
25.6.2025.
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