Comet tail artifact
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The comet-tail artifact is a grey-scale ultrasound finding seen when small calcific / crystalline / highly reflective objects are interrogated and is believed to be a special form of reverberation artifact.
It is similar to the colour comet-tail artifact and is seen in similar situations, although is in general less sensitive than the later.
- small renal or ureteric calculi
- small common bile duct stones
- adenomyomatosis of the gallbladder
- pancreatic calcifications of chronic pancreatitis
- testicular microlithiasis (sometimes)
- thyroid colloid nodules
- identification of foreign bodies
- surgical clips
- catheter tips
- debris / glass / metal
Differential diagnosis
Possible considerations include
See also
-</ul>- +</ul><h4>Differential diagnosis</h4><p>Possible considerations include</p><ul><li><a href="/articles/ring-down-artifact">ring down artefact</a></li></ul><h4>See also</h4><ul><li><a href="/articles/ultrasound-artifacts-3">ultrasound artefacts</a></li></ul>