Hisham Tchelepi1, Philip W Ralls. 1. Department of Radiology, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Medical Center Blvd., Meads Hall, 2nd Fl., Winston-Salem, NC 27157-1088, USA. htchelep@wfubmc.edu
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: This article explores the circumstances under which the color comet-tail artifact occurs and illustrates the clinical value of the artifact. CONCLUSION: Subtle abnormalities on gray-scale sonograms often are better appreciated and understood when the color comet-tail artifact is present. This artifact often is helpful in situations in which gray-scale imaging does not provide adequate information for a conclusive diagnosis. Visualization of the color comet-tail artifact can improve diagnostic confidence in a wide spectrum of clinical conditions encountered in sonographic practice.
OBJECTIVE: This article explores the circumstances under which the color comet-tail artifact occurs and illustrates the clinical value of the artifact. CONCLUSION:Subtle abnormalities on gray-scale sonograms often are better appreciated and understood when the color comet-tail artifact is present. This artifact often is helpful in situations in which gray-scale imaging does not provide adequate information for a conclusive diagnosis. Visualization of the color comet-tail artifact can improve diagnostic confidence in a wide spectrum of clinical conditions encountered in sonographic practice.
Authors: Serena Fragiotta; Pedro Fernández-Avellaneda; Mark P Breazzano; Lawrence A Yannuzzi; Christine A Curcio; K Bailey Freund Journal: Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol Date: 2019-12-26 Impact factor: 3.117