Clinical Significance of Twinkling Artifact in the Diagnosis of Urinary Stones
The twinkling artifact is a color Doppler artifact, but it could be used in the confirmation of urinary stones. Conventionally, gray-scale criteria (echogenic foci with acoustic shadowing) is used in the diagnosis of urinary stones, but unfortunately, its reliability is very low. If the color Doppler twinkling artifact is applied in conjunction with other provocative measures, then its overall reliability exceeds 95%. To determine the clinical significance of twinkling artifact in the diagnosis of urinary stones, this cross-sectional observational study was conducted at Gilani Ultrasound Center, Lahore, Pakistan.
Source: Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology - Category: Radiology Authors: Raham Bacha, Iqra Manzoor, Syed Amir Gilani, Amjad Iqbal Khan Tags: Original Contribution Source Type: research