| The sonographic twinkling artifact in testicular calcification. | |
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PMID: 19321679 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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OBJECTIVE: The twinkling artifact is a color Doppler phenomenon that appears as a rapidly fluctuating red and blue Doppler signal behind a strongly reflecting medium, manifesting as a color signal but without real flow behind the structures. To the untrained eye, the twinkling artifact may lead to the misdiagnosis of vascular flow within a structure. Our objective was to show the occurrence of the twinkling artifact in the testis. METHODS: Two patients with calcification in the testis were examined with standard settings on 2 different sonography machines to show this artifact. RESULTS: Calcification in the tunica albuginea and intratesticular macrocalcification both showed this artifact. CONCLUSIONS: We report the presence of the twinkling artifact in 2 cases of testicular calcification, which shows that this phenomenon can occur in the testis. |
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Authors:
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Elizabeth A O'Flynn; Paul S Sidhu |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Case Reports; Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of ultrasound in medicine : official journal of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine Volume: 28 ISSN: 1550-9613 ISO Abbreviation: J Ultrasound Med Publication Date: 2009 Apr |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2009-03-26 Completed Date: 2009-06-10 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 8211547 Medline TA: J Ultrasound Med Country: United States |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: 515-7 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Radiology, King's College Hospital, London, England. |
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Artifacts* Calcinosis / ultrasonography* Humans Male Testicular Diseases / ultrasonography* Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color / methods* Young Adult |
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