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Partial wave analysis of the ultrasound comet tail artifact
Author(s) -
Harpen Michael D.
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
medical physics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.473
H-Index - 180
eISSN - 2473-4209
pISSN - 0094-2405
DOI - 10.1118/1.1288396
Subject(s) - artifact (error) , ultrasound , comet tail , physics , scattering , comet , optics , acoustics , computer science , artificial intelligence , astronomy , solar wind , quantum mechanics , magnetic field
An adaptation of linear acoustic scattering theory is used to describe the comet tail artifact which is observed in the diagnostic ultrasound imaging of small spherical masses. The calculated backscattered pressure wave is shown to correspond well with the appearance of the artifact in a variety of clinical images.