A series of teaching phantoms for displaying diagnostic ultrasound image artifacts

S. G. Langer, Jr Kofler

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Abstract

Much work has been done on ultrasound phantoms for biopsy and anatomic training of physicians and sonographers. Artifacts observed during scans in vivo also have been described. The authors' purpose in this article is to describe the construction and performance of phantoms designed to demonstrate ultrasound image artifacts for teaching purposes. Phantom images exhibiting ringdown, range errors, reverberation, and multipath artifacts produced by scanning intrauterine devices, shotgun pellets, and other objects are illustrated.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)22-27
Number of pages6
JournalJournal of Diagnostic Medical Sonography
Volume13
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 1997

Keywords

  • artifacts
  • comet tail
  • multipath
  • phantoms
  • ring down

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Radiological and Ultrasound Technology
  • Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging

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