Twinkling artifact
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Twinkle artefact is the result of intrinsic machine noise seen with colour Doppler ultrasound 1. It occurs as a focus of alternating colorscolours on Doppler signal behind a reflective object (such as calculi), which gives the appearance of turbulent blood flow 2. And it appears with or without an associated colour comet-tail artifact 3.
Twinkle artefact is more sensitive for detection of small stones (e.g. urolithiasis) than is acoustic shadowing, and is highly dependent on machine settings and is most pronounced when the reflecting surface is rough. One of these settings is the location of the focal zone: i.e. when the focal zone is located below a rough reflecting surface, the twinkling artifact becomes more obvious than when it is above it 4.
EtymologyHistory and etymology
The first description of twinkling artifact was offered in 1996 by Rahmouni et al.
-<p><strong>Twinkle artefact</strong> is the result of intrinsic machine noise seen with colour <a href="/articles/doppler-ultrasound">Doppler ultrasound</a> <sup>1</sup>. It occurs as a focus of alternating colors on Doppler signal behind a reflective object (such as <a href="/articles/urolithiasis">calculi</a>), which gives the appearance of turbulent blood flow <sup>2</sup>. And it appears with or without an associated <a href="/articles/colour-comet-tail-artefact-1">colour comet-tail artifact</a> <sup>3</sup>. </p><p>Twinkle artefact is more sensitive for detection of small stones (e.g. <a href="/articles/urolithiasis">urolithiasis</a>) than is acoustic shadowing, and is highly dependent on machine settings and is most pronounced when the reflecting surface is rough.</p><h4>Etymology</h4><p>The first description of twinkling artifact was offered in 1996 by <strong>Rahmouni</strong> et al.</p>- +<p><strong>Twinkle artefact</strong> is the result of intrinsic machine noise seen with colour <a href="/articles/doppler-ultrasound">Doppler ultrasound</a> <sup>1</sup>. It occurs as a focus of alternating colours on Doppler signal behind a reflective object (such as <a href="/articles/urolithiasis">calculi</a>), which gives the appearance of turbulent blood flow <sup>2</sup>. And it appears with or without an associated <a href="/articles/colour-comet-tail-artefact-1">colour comet-tail artifact</a> <sup>3</sup>. </p><p>Twinkle artefact is more sensitive for detection of small stones (e.g. <a href="/articles/urolithiasis">urolithiasis</a>) than is acoustic shadowing, and is highly dependent on machine settings and is most pronounced when the reflecting surface is rough. One of these settings is the location of the focal zone: i.e. when the focal zone is located below a rough reflecting surface, the twinkling artifact becomes more obvious than when it is above it <sup>4</sup>.</p><h4>History and etymology</h4><p>The first description of twinkling artifact was offered in 1996 by <strong>Rahmouni</strong> et al.</p>
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- 4. Lee J, Kim S, Cho J, Han D. Color and Power Doppler Twinkling Artifacts from Urinary Stones. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2001;176(6):1441-5. <a href="https://doi.org/10.2214/ajr.176.6.1761441">doi:10.2214/ajr.176.6.1761441</a> - <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11373210">Pubmed</a>
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