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Color Doppler and CEUS Artifacts

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Doppler techniques (spectral Doppler, color Doppler, and power Doppler) are extensively employed in vascular and nonvascular imaging of the upper urinary tract. Contrast-enhanced, grayscale sonography (CEUS) is being increasingly used in renal imaging, particularly in some clinical scenarios. Artifacts are structures in an image that are not directly similar with the actual tissue (normal or abnormal) being scanned. Artifacts have a double-face interest, since on the one side they can be employed to help image interpretation while, on the other side, they represent pitfalls, possibly driving to incorrect diagnosis. In both cases, appropriate knowledge of artifacts is mandatory when using Doppler techniques and CEUS.

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    Orlando Catalano

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  1. Department of Nephrology and Dialysis, “Cannizzaro” Emergency Hospital, Catania, Italy

    Antonio Granata

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    Michele Bertolotto

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Catalano, O. (2021). Color Doppler and CEUS Artifacts. In: Granata, A., Bertolotto, M. (eds) Imaging in Nephrology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-60794-4_3

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