| Abstrakt: |
In ultrasound imaging, the artifact is the term that can be used to describe various parts of an image that does not accurately represent the anatomic structure within the subject being evaluated. The current study aims to explain the foundation of understanding the artifacts in conventional ultrasound and Doppler techniques to highlight the effect which may occur as a result of these artifacts. Artifact in ultrasound imaging can be classified into three categories according to its cause, artifacts caused by the patient, by instrument, and by an operator. Recognition of artifacts is important as they can be considered as tissue composition indicators. Therefore, it helps in the diagnosis. The ability to recognize and correct potential ultrasound artifacts is significant for image quality improvement and optimal patient care. The most frequent artifact is acoustic shadowing that had been seen in 11 from 54 cases and the less frequent is blooming artifact that occurred in only 1 case from selected cases. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
