Ultrasound Artifacts and Interference

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These flashcards cover key concepts related to ultrasound artifacts and interference, including definitions, causes, and reduction techniques.

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What can cause strong electrical interference in ultrasound imaging?

Nearby electrical devices can create interference patterns.

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What are common faulty elements that can lead to artifacts?

Piezolelectric crystals can be damaged or breaks in wiring can occur.

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What is speckle in ultrasound imaging?

A granular appearance of an image caused by interference of echoes.

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How can speckle be reduced?

By using spatial compounding.

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What is mirror image artifact and how can it be reduced?

It occurs when echoes encounter a strong reflector acting as a mirror; can be reduced by changing approach.

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Define reverberation in ultrasound. What causes it?

It occurs between two strong reflectors where sound waves bounce back and forth, appearing as equally spaced extra reflectors.

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What is the difference between comet tail and ring down artifacts?

Comet tail is a small reverberation artifact, while ring down is associated with gas and appears as high amplitude streaks.

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What is edge shadowing and how is it caused?

It's a refraction artifact caused by reflection and refraction at the margin of a well-defined object.

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What is range ambiguity in ultrasound?

It occurs when echoes from the preceding pulse arrive at the same time as another pulse has been emitted, causing confusion in depth perception.

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What is posterior acoustic enhancement?

It appears as a band of increased echogenicity behind an area of low attenuation due to adjacent structures with different attenuation properties.