Abstract:Introduction: A common clinical use of the twinkle artefact is to detect and confirm renal calcification on ultrasound. There is however variable demonstration of this artefact using newer generation ultrasound machines. The purpose of this study was to assess the impact of altering multiple scanning factors on ultrasound machines from four major manufacturers on the demonstration of the twinkle artefact. Two custom-made phantoms and five-point Likert-like Scale were utilised. Methods: These phantoms contained… Show more
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