Module 6 : Artifacts Flashcards
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artifacts
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- anything that does not correctly display the structures or functions that are imaged
- need to know what they look like and how to compensate for them if we can
- some are useful some are bad
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factors creating artifacts
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- malfunctioning equipment
- defective recording device
- improper operation of equipment
- acoustic properties of tissues and propagation of sound waves
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why artifacts occur
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- many artifacts occur because of assumptions made about how sound propagates in tissue
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assumptions that create artifacts
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- all tissue have same velocity (not true)
- the sound beam always travels in a straight line
- echo strength indicates organ echogenicity only
- distance to each reflector equals the round trip
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categories of artifacts
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- not real (not repressing actual interfaces)
- missing
- improperly located
- improper brightness shape or size
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2 main groups of artifacts
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- the propagation group
- the attenuation group
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propagation artifacts
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- axial resolution
- lateral resolution
- section thickness
- acoustic speckle
- reverberation
+ comet tail
+ ring down - mirror image
- multipath
- refraction
- grating and side lobes
- speed error
- range ambiguity
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axial resolution
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- objects less than 1/2 the SPL apart in the axis of the beam are demonstrated as single echo
- fix = increase frequency
- limit = penetration
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lateral resolution
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- beam width artifact that is also called POINT SPREADING or IMAGE BROADNING
- reflectors appeared smeared across the screen in areas where beam is wide can be accentuated with increased gain or TGC
- to correct for this artifact Lowe overall gain and TGC and scan in near zone with proper focus
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slice thickness
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- VOLUME AVERAGING
- can account for filling in Ian anechoic structure with false debris
- happens beacaseu assumption that all echoes come back from centre of beam echoes come from front behind structure compressed 2D
- repositioning probe so narrowest portion of Z axis at desired location
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acoustic speckle
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- result of several off axis reflections from the scatter reflection in parenchyma
- constructive and destructive interference occurs creates heterogeneous brightness in image
- PERSISTANCE is the control that averages out frames to help homogenize tissue brightness
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reverberation
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- reflection of sound between transducer and a strong interference often seen near the probe surface in fluid filled structures
- will appear as multiple equally spaced linear lines that get weaker with depth and look like the rungs of ladder
- changing your window and using HARMONICS is best way to help eliminate artifact
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comet tail reverb
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- specifically a short range reverb between 2 closely spaced specular reflectors
- metal clips
- metal pellets
- biopsy needle
- iucd
- calcium cholesterol
- useful artifact to diagnose
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ring down reverb
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- similar to comet tail without discrete echoes and instead appears as continuous stream of echoes
- resonance phenomenon associated with gas bubbles in which gas vibrates and becomes new source of sound
- can be useful in diagnosis
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mirror image artifact
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- results in duplication of object due to odd angled strong reflector
- diaphragm causes mirror image
- may not always be able to correct to awareness is key
- assumes all sound travels in straight line
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multipath artifact
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- result of assumptions that beam travels in straight line
- reality beam may take several off axis vectors before returning probe resulting in incorrect location of echoes
- solution to correct for this is get more perpendicular
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refractive artifacts
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- refers to redirection of beam when an interface is struck at an angle and both media have different velocities
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types of refractive artifacts
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- edge shadowing
- refractive duplication
- refractive malposition
- refractive enhancement
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edge shadowing
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- shadows seen at edges of strong curved reflectors because the beam changes direction with non perpendicular incidence
- to correct try changing window to come at interact from different angle
- helpful and hurtful
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refractive duplication
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- create the appearance lateral duplication of echo interface on either side of true location
- occurs because of refraction of beam by strong interface as beam is swept the lines of sight are angled
- rectus abdominus can act like an acoustic lens and create this
- must get perpendicular to structure of interest and move away from cause
- hurtful
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side lobes
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- linear echogenic bands or sheets in anechoic structures
- result of radial mode vibration in in single disc probe
- echoes that return from weal side beams are placed along axis of the main beam
- insulator rings are used to suppress the radial mode vibrations along with TGC and gain
- HURTFUL
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grating lobes
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- length and width vibration of the array elements and crosstalk
- looks just like side lobe artifact
- corrected with apodization and sub dicing and using harmonics
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propagation speed error
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- result of machine assumption of propagation speed (everything at 1540)
- results in misallocation of reflectors proximal or distal to actual location
- usually in FAT
- no way to correct it
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propagation speed error - faster medium
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- if sound travels faster in a medium than 1540 then the structure will be placed closer to the probe
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propagation speed error - slower medium
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- if sound travels slower in medium than 1540 then structures posterior are pushed farther
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range ambiguity
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- rare 2D scanning but can make echoes appear closer to transducer than actually are
- most common in DOPPLER
- occurs when pulse is emitted before all echoes return
- PRF TOO HIGH EXCEEDING LIMIT SET BY DEPTH
- CORRECT = REDUCE RAME RATE OR PRF
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attenuation artifacts
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- shadowing
- enhancement
- focal enhancement
- edge shadowing
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shadowing
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- lack of echoes beneath highly attenuating structure because of ABSORPTION reflection or scattering
- use different window to correct
- HELPFUL AND HURTFUL
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shadowing helpful
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- helpful in diagnosing (stones)
- increase amount of shadowing by using
+ higher frequency
+ focus at source of shadow
+ reduce overall gain
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enhancement
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- posterior brightness to structures that attenuate less (cyst or solid)
- extremely rare that solid structure enhances
- also HELFUL for diagnosis
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focal enhancement
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- false brightening to a particular area of the image at the focal zone
- known as FOCAL BANDING
- happens because the intensity of sound is hight as this point
- HURTFUL
- TGC to compensate
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doppler artifacts
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- aliasing
- slice thickness
- reverberation
- mirror imaging
- flash or clutter
- noise
- refraction
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aliasing
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- in color and spectral
- occurs because we are not sampling fast enough
- can be HELPFUL or HURTFUL
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helpful aliasing
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- can let us know something is wrong if very high velocity or turbulence
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correcting for aliasing
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\+ baseline \+ increase PRF or scale - CW - increase angle - decrease operating frequency
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doppler slice thickness
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- beam is 3D so is sampling volume
- multiple flow profiles seen within one flow envelope because of beam width phenomenon
- to correct less gain or move sample volume
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doppler reverberation
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- similar appearance to 2D reverb seen as buzzing or equidistant color lines
- reverberation between front and back wall of stone produce mosaic color deep to flow
- HELPFUL
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twinkle artifact reverb
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- very helpful type of reverb
- aid in diagnosing calculus or CALCIUM
- looks like comet tail or wizard beard
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doppler mirror image
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- can effect both color and spectral
- spectral mirror causes the exact same flow to be seen on other side of baseline
- in color mirror a false vessel will appear deep to real one can sample and get trace
- caused by OVER GAINING or ANGLE OF INCIDENCE CLOSE TO 90
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doppler flash or clutter
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- low level echoes in the color flow seen in the tissue as result of tissue movement like heart wall valve or vessel wall motion
- filters are present in machine to eliminate (wall filter)
- if filter set to high can lose real info
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doppler noise
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- doppler gain set too high causing color to blossom outside of the vessel or appear in anechoic structure with no flow
- in spectral can increase peak systolic velocities which can impact diagnosis (halo effect0)
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artifacts due to equipment
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- electronic interference
- faulty software
- faulty scan converter
- faulty equipment
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electronic interference
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- may see echo patter either low/high intensity that can be irregular/regular (geometric/random)
- usually radio signals generated by other equipment
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60 Hz bandwidth artifact
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- low level echoes on spectral trace seen because of cell phone interference
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reasons for faulty equipment
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- malfunctioning crystal elements
- cracked dampening material
- defective recording device
- improper transducer sheilding
