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Clinical manifestations of the comet tail artifact.
Author(s) -
Thickman D I,
Ziskin M C,
Goldenberg N J,
Linder B E
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
journal of ultrasound in medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.574
H-Index - 91
eISSN - 1550-9613
pISSN - 0278-4297
DOI - 10.7863/jum.1983.2.5.225
Subject(s) - artifact (error) , comet , medicine , comet tail , tapering , anatomy , astronomy , artificial intelligence , physics , plasma , computer science , computer graphics (images) , quantum mechanics , solar wind
The comet tail artifact appears as a dense tapering trail of echoes just distal to a strongly reflecting structure. This reverberation type of artifact occurs when there is a marked difference in acoustic impedances between an object and its surround. This paper presents a spectrum of comet tail artifacts seen in clinical practice and discusses their usefulness in decision making.