Imaging Artifacts in Echocardiography

doi:10.1213/ANE.0000000000001085

Review

. 2016 Mar;122(3):633-646.

doi: 10.1213/ANE.0000000000001085.

Imaging Artifacts in Echocardiography

Huong T Le¹, Nicholas Hangiandreou, Robert Timmerman, Mark J Rice, W Brit Smith, Lori Deitte, Gregory M Janelle

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PMID: 26891389
DOI: 10.1213/ANE.0000000000001085

Review

Imaging Artifacts in Echocardiography

Huong T Le et al. Anesth Analg. 2016 Mar.

. 2016 Mar;122(3):633-646.

doi: 10.1213/ANE.0000000000001085.

Authors

Huong T Le¹, Nicholas Hangiandreou, Robert Timmerman, Mark J Rice, W Brit Smith, Lori Deitte, Gregory M Janelle

Affiliation

¹ From the University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida; Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota; and Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee.

PMID: 26891389
DOI: 10.1213/ANE.0000000000001085

Abstract

Artifacts are frequently encountered during echocardiographic examinations. An understanding of the physics and underlying assumptions of ultrasound processing involved with image generation is important for accurate interpretation of 2D grayscale, spectral Doppler, color flow Doppler, and 3D artifacts and their clinical implications.

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1. Rudski LG, Picard MH. Artifacts, truths, and consequences. Am J Med. 2000;108:589–91
1. Sharma V, Fletcher SN. A review of echocardiography in anaesthetic and peri-operative practice. Part 2: training and accreditation. Anaesthesia. 2014;69:919–27
1. Losi MA, Betocchi S, Briguori C, Manganelli F, Ciampi Q, Pace L, Iannelli G, Spampinato N, Chiariello M. Determinants of aortic artifacts during transesophageal echocardiography of the ascending aorta. Am Heart J. 1999;137:967–72
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[1] Rudski LG, Picard MH. Artifacts, truths, and consequences. Am J Med. 2000;108:589–91

[2] Rudski LG, Picard MH. Artifacts, truths, and consequences. Am J Med. 2000;108:589–91

[3] Sharma V, Fletcher SN. A review of echocardiography in anaesthetic and peri-operative practice. Part 2: training and accreditation. Anaesthesia. 2014;69:919–27

[4] Sharma V, Fletcher SN. A review of echocardiography in anaesthetic and peri-operative practice. Part 2: training and accreditation. Anaesthesia. 2014;69:919–27

[5] Losi MA, Betocchi S, Briguori C, Manganelli F, Ciampi Q, Pace L, Iannelli G, Spampinato N, Chiariello M. Determinants of aortic artifacts during transesophageal echocardiography of the ascending aorta. Am Heart J. 1999;137:967–72

[6] Losi MA, Betocchi S, Briguori C, Manganelli F, Ciampi Q, Pace L, Iannelli G, Spampinato N, Chiariello M. Determinants of aortic artifacts during transesophageal echocardiography of the ascending aorta. Am Heart J. 1999;137:967–72

[7] Faletra F, Constantin C, De Chiara F, Masciocco G, Santambrogio G, Moreo A, Alberti A, Vitali E, Pellegrini A. Incorrect echocardiographic diagnosis in patients with mechanical prosthetic valve dysfunction: correlation with surgical findings. Am J Med. 2000;108:531–7

[8] Faletra F, Constantin C, De Chiara F, Masciocco G, Santambrogio G, Moreo A, Alberti A, Vitali E, Pellegrini A. Incorrect echocardiographic diagnosis in patients with mechanical prosthetic valve dysfunction: correlation with surgical findings. Am J Med. 2000;108:531–7

[9] Neustein SM, Narang J. Transesophageal echocardiographic artifact mimicking an aortic valve tumor. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 1992;6:724–7

[10] Neustein SM, Narang J. Transesophageal echocardiographic artifact mimicking an aortic valve tumor. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 1992;6:724–7

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